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1.cough 咳嗽

2.sneeze 喷嚏

3.chills 寒冷

4.mumps 腮腺炎

5.lumps 肿块

6.neck 颈部

7.pox 水痘

8.measles 麻疹

9.itchy 痒

10.dots 点

11.arthritis 关节炎

12.stiff 僵硬

13.sore 疼痛

14.prevent 预防

15.attack 攻击

16.treated 治疗

原文

Disease

Some diseases are very deadly，and some are not so serious.

Most people catch a cold sometimes.

A cold make you cough and sneeze.

Colds can be passed on from person to person.

Some people get the flu.

With the flu，you get chills and fever.

A fever is a high temperature.

If you have the flu，you will feel very bad.

You have to stay home in bed.

There are diseases that children get.

The mumps make you have lumps in your neck.

Chicken pox and measles leaves you with red itchy dots on your skin.

Older people sometimes get arthritis.

Their bones get stiff and sore.

There are people who get heart disease.

In many cases，a healthy lifestyle can prevent heart disease.

Cancer can attack different parts of the body.

Many smokers get lung cancer.

Some diseases are treated with pills or medicine.

Other diseases need to be treated in the hospital.

Sometimes doctors need to give you tests to find out what kind of disease you have

The doctor might have to do a blood test or an X-ray to find out what is wrong with you.

Most diseases can be cured by a doctor.