germ |
germen |
bacteria |
bacteria |
virus |
virus |
flu |
gripa |
cold |
resfriado |
pneumonia |
neumonía |
cancer |
cáncer |
tumor |
tumor |
aids |
Sida |
chicken pox |
varicela |
food poisoning |
intoxicación (a causa de alimentos) |
diabetes |
diabetes |
My daughter came down with the chicken pox.
Mi hija decayó con la varicela.
My sister got food poisoning when she ate at that restaurant.
Mi hermana se intoxicó cuando comió en ese restaurante.
contagious |
contagioso |
infection |
infección |
to transmit |
transmitir |
to infect |
infectar |
I don't want to catch a cold! *
¡No quiero pescar un resfriado!
*'catch' is normally used with contagious illnesses like the flu and cold
immune system |
Sistema inmunológico |
immunity |
inmunidad |
Have you been vaccinated against the swine flu?
¿Te vacunaste contra la gripe porcina?
Kyle is allergic to peanuts.
Kyle es alérgico al maní.
The flu epidemic of 1918 killed between 50 and 100 million people.
La epidamia de gripe de 1918 mató entre 50 y 100 millones de personas.
fever |
fiebre |
headache |
dolor de cabeza |
chills |
escalofríos |
to shiver |
temblar |
to sneeze |
estornudar |
Have you ever sneezed three times in a row?
¿Alguna vez has estornudado tres veces seguidas?
-bless you
salud
cough |
tos |
a fit of coughing |
|
runny nose |
escurrimiento nasal |
congestion |
congestión |
my nose is stopped up
sore throat |
Garganta seca |
dizziness |
mareo |
vertigo |
vértigo |
I'm feeling kind of dizzy.
Me siento un poco mareado/a.