TEST YOUR VOCABULARY FOR MEDICINE Symptoms & common illnesses – part 2

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY FOR MEDICINE

Symptoms & common illnesses – part 2

ALL OF THIS ILLNESS in part 1 of this exercise also have informal names. Match the informal and formal names.

INFORMAL		FORMAL
1	Chickenpox is the same as ____________	allergic rhinitis
2	A cold is the same as ____________	infectious parotitis
3	The flu is the same as ____________	coryza
4	German measles is the same as ____________	influenza
5	Hay fever is the same as ____________	rubella
6	Measles is the same as ____________	rubeola
7	Mumps is the same as ____________	pertussis
8	Whooping cough is the same as ____________	vericella

Exercise 2. Complete these six conversations between doctors and patients by writing in the name of the illness. Use the informal terms from the table above.

1	What seems to be the rouble? My eyes and my nose are running all the time. I feel terrible. When did this begin? At the beginning of July. It’s probably just ……………………	4	How are you today? Oh, not very well. I’ve got a cough and a terrible cold. Do you have a fever? Umm, Yes I do. It’s probably a touch of ……………………
2	What’s the problem? It’s my son. He’s got a rash and swelling in his armpits. Does he have a fever? Yes. Hmm. He may have ……………………	5	What’s the problem? It’s my daughter; she’s got a fever and this swelling. Where’s the swelling? In her throat. It could be ……………………
3	How are you feeling? I’ve got this terrible cough Mm-hmm. And after I cough I make a noise when I try to breathe. Sounds like ……………………	6	So, what can I do for you? It’s the twins. They’re covered in these dreadful red spots. Are they experiencing any itching? Yes, they are. It may be ……………………

ANSWER KEY

Exercise 1		Exercise 2
1	Chickenpox is the same as varicella	1	hay fever
2	A cold is the same as coryza	2	German measles
3	The flu is the same as influenza	3	whooping cough
4	German measles is the same as rubella	4	influenza
5	Hay fever is the same as allergic rhinitis	5	mumps
6	Measles is the same as rubeola	6	chickenpox
7	Mumps is the same as infectious parotitis
8	Whooping cough is the same as pertussis