| germ | le microbe | bacteria | bacterie | virus | virus |
| flu | la grippe | aids | le sida, VIH |
| cold | le rhume | chicken pox | la varicelle |
| pneumonia | la pneumonie | food poisoning | l'intoxication alimentaire f. |
| cancer | le cancer | tumor | la tumeur |
| diabetes | le diabète |
My daughter came down with the chicken pox.
Ma fille a attrapé la varicelle.My sister got food poisoning when she ate at that restaurant.
Ma soeur a eu un empoisonnement alimentaire quand elle a mangé dans ce restaurant.
| contagious | contagieux/-ieuse. | to transmit | transmettre | ||
| infection | l'infection | to infect | infecter |
the flu virus / influenza virus
I don't want to catch a cold! *
Je ne veux pas attraper un rhume!*'catch' is normally used with contagious illnesses like the flu and cold
| vaccine | vaccin | to vaccinate | vaccinate | ||
| immune system | système immunitaire | immunity | immunité |
Have you been vaccinated against the swine flu?
J'ai été vaccinée contre la grippe porcine.
| allergy | allergie |
Kyle is allergic to peanuts.
Kyle est allergique aux cacahuètes.
| epidemic | épidémie |
The flu epidemic of 1918 killed between 50 and 100 million people.
L'épidémie de grippe de 1918 a tué entre 50 et 100 millions de personnes.