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This document provides a vocabulary list of health problems and associated treatments. It includes definitions and examples for various terms related to health conditions, diseases, and medical procedures. It can be used as a resource in medical studies or language learning for the IELTS exam.
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2 Healt h N a m in g h e a lt h p r o b le m s a n d t r e a t m e n t s I R e c o g n iz in g s y n o n y m s | R e c o g n iz in g c o llo c a t io n s V o c a b u la r y s tro k e (s tro k e s ) H e a lth p r o b le m s : N O U N I f s o m e o n e h a s a s t r o k e , a b lo o d a d d ic tio n (a d d ic tio n s ) v e s s e l in t h e i r b r a i n b u r s t s o r b e c o m e s N O U N A d d i c t i o n is t h e c o n d i t i o n o f t a k i n g b lo c k e d , w h ic h m a y k i l l t h e m o r m a k e th e m h a r m f u l d r u g s a n d b e in g u n a b l e t o s t o p u n a b le to m o v e o n e s id e o f t h e i r b o d y. He ta k in g th e m. l o n g - t e r m a d d ic t io n to h a d a m i n o r s t r o k e in 1 9 8 7 , w h ic h l e f t h im n ic o t in e p a r t l y p a r a ly z e d. a lle r g y (a lle r g ie s ) N O U N If y o u h a v e a p a r t i c u l a r a lle r g y , y o u V e r b s a s s o c ia te d w ith t r e a t m e n t : b e c o m e i l l o r g e t a r a s h w h e n y o u e a t, s m e ll, a d m in is te r (a d m in is te r s , a d m in is te r in g , o r to u c h s o m e t h in g t h a t d o e s n o t n o r m a lly a d m in is te r e d ) m a k e p e o p le ill. F o o d a ll e r g ie s c a n r e s u l t in V E R B If a d o c t o r o r n u r s e a d m in i s t e r s a n e n o r m o u s v a r ie t y o f d if f e r e n t s y m p t o m s. a d r u g , t h e y g iv e i t t o a p a t i e n t. P a r a m e d ic s c a n c e r (c a n c e rs ) a r e t r a i n e d to a d m i n i s t e r c e r t a in d r u g s. N O U N C a n c e r is a s e r i o u s d i s e a s e in w h i c h a d m it (a d m its , a d m ittin g , a d m itte d ) c e l l s in a p e r s o n ’ s b o d y i n c r e a s e r a p i d l y in V E R B I f s o m e o n e is a d m i t t e d t o h o s p i t a l a n u n c o n t r o lle d w a y , p r o d u c in g a b n o r m a l th e y a r e ta k e n in to h o s p it a l f o r t r e a t m e n t g ro w th s. a c a n c e r r e s e a r c h c h a r it y a n d k e p t t h e r e u n t i l t h e y a r e w e l l e n o u g h to d e h y d r a tio n go hom e. S h e w a s a d m it t e d to h o s p i t a l w it h U N C O U N T A B L E N O U N Y o u a re s u ffe r in g a s o a r in g t e m p e r a t u r e. fro m d e h y d r a t io n if y o u lo s e to o m u c h w a t e r d i a g n o s e ( d i a g n o s e s , d i a g n o s in g , fro m y o u r body. C h o le r a c a u s e s s e v e r e d ia g n o s e d ) d e h y d r a t io n. V E R B I f s o m e o n e o r s o m e t h i n g is d i a g n o s e d d is e a s e (d is e a s e s ) a s h a v in g a p a r t i c u l a r i l l n e s s o r p r o b l e m , N O U N A d i s e a s e is a n i l l n e s s t h a t a f f e c t s t h e ir illn e s s o r p r o b le m is i d e n t i f i e d. p e o p le , a n im a ls o r p la n t s , f o r e x a m p le o n e A l m o s t a m i l l i o n p e o p le a r e d ia g n o s e d w it h w h i c h is c a u s e d b y b a c t e r i a o r i n f e c t i o n. c o lo n c a n c e r e a c h y e a r. th e r a p id s p r e a d o f d is e a s e in t h e a r e a d is c h a r g e (d is c h a r g e s , d is c h a r g in g , in fe c tio n (in fe c tio n s ) d is c h a r g e d ) N O U N A n i n f e c t i o n is a d i s e a s e c a u s e d V E R B W h e n s o m e o n e is d i s c h a r g e d f r o m b y g e r m s o r b a c te r ia. E a r in f e c t i o n s a r e h o s p it a l, t h e y a r e o f f ic ia lly a llo w e d to le a v e , c o m m o n in p r e - s c h o o l c h ild r e n. o r t o ld t h e y m u s t le a v e. H e h a s a b ro k e n n o s e b u t m a y b e d is c h a r g e d to d a y. o b e s ity U N C O U N T A B L E N O U N S o m e o n e s u ffe r in g e x a m in e (e x a m in e s , e x a m in in g , e x a m in e d ) fro m o b e s i t y is e x t r e m e l y f a t. T h e e x c e s s iv e V E R B If a d o c t o r e x a m in e s y o u , h e o r s h e c o n s u m p t io n o f s u g a r le a d s to o b e s it y l o o k s a t y o u r b o d y , f e e l s it , o r d o e s s i m p l e V o c a b u la r y f o r IE L T S U n it 2 t e s t s in o r d e r t o c h e c k h o w h e a l t h y y o u a r e. v a c c i n a t e ( v a c c i n a t e s , v a c c i n a t in g , A n o t h e r d o c t o r e x a m in e d h e r a n d c o u ld s t i l l v a c c in a te d ) f i n d n o t h in g w r o n g. V E R B A v a c c i n e is a h a r m l e s s f o r m of s c re e n (s c re e n s , s c re e n in g , s c re e n e d ) t h e g e r m s t h a t c a u s e a p a r t i c u l a r d is e a s e. V E R B T o s c r e e n f o r a d is e a s e m e a n s I f a p e r s o n o r a n i m a l is v a c c i n a t e d , t h e y to e x a m in e p e o p le to m a k e s u r e t h a t th e y a r e g iv e n a v a c c in e , u s u a l l y b y i n j e c t i o n , t o d o n o t h a v e it. M e n o v e r 5 0 a re r o u tin e ly p re v e n t th e m g e t t i n g t h a t d is e a s e. D ogs s c r e e n e d f o r p r o s t a t e a b n o r m a lit ie s. m u s t b e v a c c in a t e d a g a in s t d is t e m p e r. P r a c tic e e x e r c is e s T h e w o r d s b e lo w d e s c r ib e d if f e r e n t d is o r d e r s. C ir c le t h e w o r d s t h a t y o u a s s o c ia t e w it h r ic h c o u n t r ie s. U n d e r lin e th e w o r d s y o u a s s o c ia t e w it h p o o r c o u n t r ie s. a in f e c t io n e s tro k e b h e a r t d is e a s e f d e h y d r a tio n c a lle r g ie s g a d d ic tio n d o b e s ity R e a d t h e p a s s a g e b e l o w a n d c o m p a r e y o u r a n s w e r s t o E x e r c i s e 1 w i t h t h e i n f o r m a t i o n in th e p a s s a g e. D is e a s e s o f A f f l u e n c e - D is e a s e s o f P o v e r t y H e a lth c o n d it io n s a s s o c ia te d w it h w e a lt h a r e s o m e t im e s r e f e r r e d to a s d is e a s e s o f a f f lu e n c e. T h e s e in c lu d e d is e a s e s w h ic h a r e n o t c o m m u n ic a b le , s u c h a s T y p e 2 d ia b e te s , c a n c e r , a n d s t r o k e a s w e ll a s a lc o h o l a n d d r u g a d d ic tio n , o b e s ity a n d s o m e a lle r g ie s. R is k f a c t o r s f o r t h e s e c o n d i t i o n s a r e a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e l i f e s t y l e o f t h e e c o n o m i c a l l y p r o s p e r o u s , in p a r t i c u l a r : p h y s i c a l i n a c t i v i t y , e a s y a v a i l a b i l i t y o f m e a t , s u g a r , s a l t a n d p r o c e s s e d f o o d s , e x c e s s iv e c o n s u m p t i o n o f a l c o h o l a n d t o b a c c o , a n d l o w e r e x p o s u r e t o in fe c tio u s a g e n ts. T h e d is e a s e s o f p o v e r t y , in c o n t r a s t , a r e p r e d o m i n a n t l y i n f e c t i o u s d i s e a s e s s u c h a s H I V / A I D S , t u b e r c u l o s i s , m a l a r i a a n d d i a r r h o e a l d i s e a s e s. R is k f a c t o r s f o r t h e s e c o n d i t i o n s in c lu d e : o v e r c r o w d in g , in a d e q u a t e s a n it a t io n , m a ln u t r i t i o n , a n d in a d e q u a t e a c c e s s to h e a lt h c a r e. M illio n s o f liv e s c o u ld b e s a v e d e v e r y y e a r b y a d d r e s s in g t h e s e u n d e r ly in g p r o b le m s a n d b y s im p le p r e v e n tiv e m e a s u r e s s u c h a s im m u n iz in g th e p o p u la t io n a g a in s t c o m m o n in fe c tio u s a g e n ts. E x a m t i p : In t h e I E L T S R e a d in g e x a m y o u m a y h a v e t o i n d i c a t e w h e t h e r s t a t e m e n t s a b o u t a p a s s a g e a r e T r u e , F a l s e o r N o t g iv e n ( i. e. n o t m e n t i o n e d ). Y o u c a n o ft e n r e c o g n iz e a T r u e s t a t e m e n t if y o u c a n m a t c h it to a p a r t o f th e p a s s a g e t h a t e x p r e s s e s t h e s a m e id e a in d i f f e r e n t w o r d s. R e c o g n iz in g s y n o n y m s ( w o r d s w i t h a p p r o x i m a t e l y t h e s a m e m e a n i n g ) c a n h e lp y o u d o t h i s. E x a m p l e : A l le r g i e s a r e c o m m o n in w e a l t h y c o u n t r ie s. 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