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Diseases: symptoms

ACTIVITY 101: Match the following symptoms with their diseases choosing the appropriate alternatives from the menus. Then check the answers.

1.	fever, weakened condition, yellow color of skin
2.	dry cough, high fever, chest pain, rapid breathing
3.	swollen, painful joints or muscles, extreme stiffness
4.	burning pain in abdomen, pain or nausea after eating
5.	frequent and watery bowel movements
6.	headache, aching muscles, fever, cough, sneezing

Diseases: definitions

ACTIVITY 102: Match the following disease definitions with the disease names choosing the appropriate alternatives from the menus. Then check the answers.

1.	An itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs.
2.	Any red eruption of the skin.
3.	Small rounded protuberance, a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus.
4.	Abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement.
5.	An injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration.
6.	A disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea.

Medical equipment

ACTIVITY 103: What does a doctor or nurse use the following things for? Match the medical equipment description with the names choosing the appropriate alternatives from the menus. Then check the answers.

1.		for listening to the sounds generated inside a patient's chest

2.		for taking or measuring someone's temperature

3.		for giving injections (or shots) by means of a syringe

4.		for holding down the tongue while examining the mouth and throat

5.		for making surgical cuts during surgical operations

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