Disease and Symptoms
Penyakit dan Gejala
influenze
flu virus / influenza virus
germ kuman
bacteria bakteria
virus virus

flu selsema
cold selsema
pneumonia pneumonia
cancer barah
tumor ketumbuhan
aids AIDS
chicken pox cacar air
food poisoning keracunan makanan
diabetes kencing manis

My daughter came down with the chicken pox.
Anak perempuan saya mengalami cacar air.

My sister got food poisoning when she ate at that restaurant.
Kakak saya keracunan makanan apabila dia makan di restoran itu.

contagious berjangkit
infection jangkitan
to transmit menjangkiti
to infect menjangkiti

I don't want to catch a cold! *
Saya tidak mahu dijangkiti selsema!

*'catch' is normally used with contagious illnesses like the flu and cold

Expressions

I'm feeling a little under the weather.
Saya berasa agak kurang sihat.

vaccine vaksin
to vaccinate untuk divaksinkan
immune system sistem imun
immunity imuniti

Have you been vaccinated against the swine flu?
Adakah anda telah diberi vaksin selsema babi?

allergy alahan

Kyle is allergic to peanuts.
Kyle alah kepada kacang tanah.

epidemic epidemik

The flu epidemic of 1918 killed between 50 and 100 million people.
Wabak selesema pada tahun 1918 telah membunuh antara 50 hingga 100 juta orang.

Symptoms simptom-simptom
fever demam
headache sakit kepala
chills menggigil
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to shiver menggigil
to sneeze bersin

Have you ever sneezed three times in a row?
Pernahkah anda bersin tiga kali berturut-turut?

-bless you
semoga awak diberkati

to cough batuk
cough batuk
a fit of coughing batuk bertalu-talu
runny nose hidung berair
congestion kesesakan

my nose is stopped up
hidung saya tersumbat

sore throat sakit tekak
dizziness pening
vertigo vertigo

I'm feeling kind of dizzy.
Saya rasa macam sedikit pening.