Unit 6. Allergy

1. Read and learn the words by heart:

allergy, allergic, allergen	аллергия, аллергический, аллерген
asthma ['æsmз], asthmatic attack	астма, приступ астмы
inheritance	Наследование
sensitivity	Чувствительность
hay fever	сенная лихорадка
urticaria	Крапивница
experience	опыт (жизненный); испытывать, чувствовать
strain	напряжение, усилие, нагрузка
selectivity	Избирательность
distress	1) тяжелое недомогание, расстройство (функции), патологическое состояние; 2)страдание
intercurrent	промежуточный, присоединившийся
recurrent; recurrent bronchitis	возвратный; хронический бронхит
pruritis	зуд, прурит
papular and giant types	папулезный и гигантский виды
purpura	Пурпура
food-upset	расстройство пищеварения
enuresis	недержание мочи
to guide away	увести, отвести, отвлечь
excessive irritation	чрезмерное раздражение
cutaneous eruption, exanthema	кожная сыпь

2. Translate the word combinations with the given key-words:

allergy: allergy pediatric clinic; respiratory allergy; allergy history; allergy management; severe allergy

allergic: allergic symptoms; allergic disease; allergic condition; allergic manifestations; allergic factor; allergic response; allergic test; allergic asthma; an allergic attack

asthmatic: asthmatic children; asthmatic condition; asthmatic breathing; asthmatic attacks; an asthmatic

sensitivity: increased sensitivity; lowered sensitivity; abnormal sensitivity; unusual sensitivity; specific sensitivity; food sensitivity

3. Match Russian and English equivalents:

1) diverse conditions	a) разнообразные состояния
2) hypersensitivity to some harmless articles	b) повышенная чувствительность к некоторым безвредным веществам
3) exaggerated susceptibility to something	c) повышенная восприимчивость к чему-либо
4) substances innocuous to normal persons	d) вещества, безвредные для здоровых людей
5) minute doses	e) минимальные дозы
6) inheritance of a predisposition to something	f) наследование предрасположенности к чему-либо
7) to manifest specific hypersensitiveness to something	g) проявлять специфическую повышенную чувствительность к чему-либо
8) climatological factors	h) климатические факторы
9) to fall into allergic category	i) относиться к категории аллергических
10) locality, altitude or environment	j) местность, высота (над уровнем моря) или окружающая среда
11) dusty occupations	k) пыльные занятия
12) exposure to colds	l) подвергание простуде

4. Translate into Russian the following word-combinations:

1) numerous apparently diverse conditions; 2) a similar etiological basis; 3) an exaggerated susceptibility to substances innocuous to normal persons; 4) origin of allergic responses; 5) allergic diseases are periodic in nature; 6) urticaria including the popular and giant types; 7) to try new food one at a time; 8) symptoms occur; 9) at least a week apart; 10) exposure to colds.

5. Translate into English the following word-combinations:

1) дети-астматики; 2) и другие несерьезные болезненные состояния; 3) повышенная чувствительность со стороны больного к безвредным веществам; 4) применяется термин «аллергический»; 5) приобретенный в результате повреждения ткани; 6) за исключением сенной лихорадки; 7) хронический бронхит и астма; 8) предотвращать развитие аллергических симптомов; 9) убирать детей от пыльных занятий; 10) учитывать психосоматические факторы.

6. Read and translate the given words:

1) allergy – allergic, allergen;

2) inherit – inheritable, inheritance, inherited, inheritor;

3) manifest – manifesting, manifested, manifestation;

4) sense – senseless, sensibility, sensible, hypersensitiveness, hyposensitiveness, sensitivity, sensitize, sensor.

7. Translate the following sentences:

1. Millions of allergic people receive inoculations that are supposed to desensitize them to the irritating substances to which they showed positive reactions in allergy tests. 2. The age of the patients transferred to pediatric allergy clinic ranged between 5 months to 12 years. 3. Food intolerance is an allergic reaction to an ingested food. 4. All 63 pediatric patients were examined for allergy by means of standard allergy history form and a complete physical examination. 5. Allergic response followed the increase in the dosage of the drug. 6. Children with allergic tendency were excluded from the study. 7. The allergic tendency is genetically passed on from parent to child and is characterized by the presence of large quantities of IgE antibodies. 8. Asthmatic children should be given both specific and symptomatic treatment. 9. Simple removed of the child from dusty occupation or from home has in many instances reduced the incidence of asthmatic attacks. 10. The data revealed that significantly more asthmatics have a history of complications in the perinatal period. 11. History of skin allergy, food sensitivities, drug reactions, and neonatal difficulties were noted in each case. 12. Urticaria is an allergic manifestation of hypersensitivity to some substances.