The Hindu Editorial (Staggering spread) – Dec 12, 2019

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The Hindu Editorial (Staggering spread) – Dec 12, 2019

Even as reported measles cases globally during 2000 to 2018 decreased by 59%, there has been a spike since 2016. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Staggering spread)- Dec 12, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Staggering spread) – Dec 12, 2019:

staggering (adjective) – astonishing, shocking, surprising.
vaccine (noun) – a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.
measles (noun) – a viral infection that’s serious for small children but is easily preventable by a vaccine.
spike (noun) – a sharp rise/increase of something.
shoot up (phrasal verb) – rise, go up, soar/surge (price/amount).
surpass (verb) – be greater than, exceed, outdo/eclipse.
resort to (verb) – use, utilize, turn to.
account for (phrasal verb) – constitute, make up, comprise/form.
four-fold (adjective) – having four parts or elements.
grim (adjective) – very serious, terrible, worrying.
hesitancy (noun) – reluctance, unwillingness, disinclination.
vaccine hesitancy (noun) – a reluctance or refusal to be vaccinated or to have one’s children vaccinated; reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines.
Ebola (noun) – Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a rare but severe, often fatal illness in humans. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission. (Courtesy: WHO)
textbook (adjective) – standard, conventional, most typical.
immunisation (noun) – the process whereby a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine. Vaccines stimulate the body’s own immune system to protect the person against subsequent infection or disease.
shattered (adjective) – shocked, stunned, devastated.
outbreak (noun) – sudden appearance/occurrence, outburst, epidemic.
mumps (noun) – a viral infection that affects the salivary glands that’s easily preventable by a vaccine.
rubella (noun) – it is also known as German measles or three-day measles, is an infection caused by the rubella virus.
uptake (noun) – the action of taking up or absorbing something given.
fear-mongering (noun) – an act of spreading public fear intentionally on a particular topic/problem.
religious (adjective) – meticulous, strict/rigid, rigorous.
grounds (noun) – reason, factor, basis.
primarily (adverb) – especially, particularly, mainly.
vaccination (noun) – treatment with a vaccine to protect against a particular disease; immunization.
counterproductive (adjective) – harmful, damaging, dangerous/destructive.
in the long run (phrase) – eventually, in the end, ultimately.