The diagnostic lens – The Hindu (Dec 28, 2017)

The diagnostic lens – The Hindu (Dec 28, 2017)

A paper in the Indian journal Current Science suggests an unexpected cause for the inflammatory brain disease — encephalitis — found in Malkangiri district of Odisha.For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. encephalitis (noun) – it is a sudden sudden inflammation (swelling) of the brain.
2. inflammatory (adjective) – causing inflammation, causing swelling.
3. recurring (adjective) – repeating, frequent, occurring again repeatedly.
4. outbreak (noun) –  outburst, epidemic, sudden appearance/occurrence.
5. toxin (noun) – an organic poison (it’s made by plants and animals).
6. anthraquinone (noun) – it is an organic compound (yellowish) and this compound is effectively used in the manufacture of dyes. This compound occur naturally in some plants serve as a skeleton (structure) for their pigments.
7. fatal (adjective) – deadly, lethal, killing.
8. dysfunction (noun) – disease, problem, sickness/illness.
9. underfed (adjective) – insufficiently fed/nourished, slim, lean.
10. draw on (phrasal verb) – call on, make use of, employ/utilize.
11. scourge (noun) – affliction, bane, burden.
12. scrub typhus (noun) – an infectious disease caused by an infection with the Rickettsia bacteria. The most common symptoms of scrub typhus include fever, headache, body aches, and sometimes rash.
13. epidemic (noun) – outbreak; a situation in which a disease spreads quickly and affects many people (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
14. emaciated (adjective) – thin, skeletal/bon, weak (due to illness or lack of food).
15. suspicion (noun) – doubt, qualm, wariness.
16. epidemiology (noun) – the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events (including disease), and the application of this study to the control of diseases and other health problems (Courtesy: WHO).
17. vaccination (noun) – treatment with a vaccine to protect against a particular disease.
18. shrunk (past participle of shrink) (verb) – lessen, reduce, decrease.
19. a host of (noun) – lot, large number, great quantity.
20. herpes simplex (noun) – a viral disease caused by the herpes simplex virus. it is categorized into 2 types: herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 2. Both oral herpes infections and genital herpes infections are mostly asymptomatic (showing no symptoms) but can cause mild symptoms or painful blisters or ulcers at the site of infection.
21. west nile virus (noun) –  West Nile Virus (WNV) can cause neurological disease and death in people. WNV is transmitted through infected mosquitoes (mosquitoes become infected when they feed on infected birds,). Approximately 80% of people who are infected will not show any symptoms.
22. forefront (noun) – front line, important place, leading position.
23. persist (verb) – continue, carry on, be determined.
24. archaic (adjective) – obsolete, old-fashioned, outdated/very old.
25. relic (noun) – an outmoded thing which is survived from ancient days.
26. creep (noun) – unnoticeable increase in something (slowly and steadily).
27. pinpoint (verb) – identify, discover, distinguish, (precisely or accurately).

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