Common diseases, illnesses and conditions (1)

Match the words 1-16 below with the correct definitions 1-16.

1. An allergy 2. Anaemia 3. Asthma 4 A chill 5. Concussion 6. A fever 7 Flu/influenza 8.Food poisoning

9 A heart attack 10. Indigestion 11. Insomnia 12. Measles 13. Nausea 14. A nervous breakdown 14. Rheumatism 15 A stroke

A is an infectious disease which is like a bad cold. When you have it you feel very weak and your muscles ache.

B is an infectious illness where you have a fever and small red spots on your face and body.

C is an illness that makes your joints or muscles stiff and painful.

D is a condition associated with many illnesses where you develop a high temperature.

E is a serious medical condition, sometimes fatal, in which your heart begins to beat irregularly or fails to pump your blood properly so that it causes a lot of pain.

F is a condition of being very sensitive to things such as food, animals, medicine, dust, etc., which often results in rashes or difficulty in breathing.

G is a sudden and severe illness which affects your brain and which can kill you or make you paralysed in one side of your body.

H is a mild illness which can give you a slight fever, a headache and your body might shake.

I is the feeling of wanting to be sick. The feeling that you think you are going to vomit.

J is an injury to the brain caused by a blow to your head. It is not normally long-lasting.

K is an illness where you suffer from deep depression, worry and tiredness. You often cry uncontrollably and find it almost impossible to do your normal work or activities.

L is an unhealthy condition in which you have too few red cells in your blood, which makes you look pale and feel tired.

M is a pain that you get in your stomach when you find it difficult to digest your food.

N is a painful stomach disorder caused by eating food which has gone bad.

O is a long-lasting chest disease which at times makes breathing very difficult.

P is the condition of being constantly unable to sleep.