The Hindu Editorial (The cost of antimicrobial resistance) – May 02, 2019

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The Hindu Editorial (The cost of antimicrobial resistance) – May 02, 2019

Even though antimicrobial resistance is acknowledged by policymakers as a major health crisis, few have considered its economic impact.For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (The cost of antimicrobial resistance) – May 02, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (The cost of antimicrobial resistance) – May 02, 2019:

resistance (noun) – ability to fight off, ability to counteract/withstand, immunity from.
brace for (verb) – prepare, get ready, gear up (for something unpleasant/difficult).
economic shock (noun) – in economics, a shock is an unexpected or unpredictable event that affects an economy, either positively or negatively.
fall-out (noun) – adverse results; repercussions, after-effects.
in perspective (noun) – judge a particular thing’s real importance by considering it in relation to everything else
decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
spike (verb) – increase, raise.
scenario (noun) – course of events, situation.
eventuality (noun) – event, incident, occurrence/outcome.
modest (adjective) – moderate, fair, tolerable/acceptable.
antibiotic (noun) – a chemical substance/drug used to destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria that causes infectious diseases.
apocalypse (noun) – an event involving destruction or damage.
contour (noun) – outline, shape, form.
sepsis (noun) – the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death.
pneumonia (noun) – pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. It is treatable and preventable. However, pneumonia is the leading cause of death among children under five.
call for (phrasal verb) – require, publicly ask/necessitate, demand.
phase out (verb) – discontinue, stop using, run down.
husbandry (noun) – management, agronomics; Animal Husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with the rearing (breed/raise) and care of animals that are raised for food, fibre or other purposes of benefit to humans.
quinolone (noun) – a member of a large group of broad-spectrum bactericides that share a bicyclic core structure related to the compound 4-quinolone. They are used in human and veterinary medicine to treat bacterial infections, as well as in animal husbandry.
stakeholder (noun) – a person with an interest in something.
philanthropic (adjective) – generous, humanitarian, public-spirited.
appreciate (verb) – acknowledge, recognize, realize.
vaccination (noun) – treatment with a vaccine to protect against a particular disease; immunization.
formidable (adjective) – challenging, exacting, demanding.
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.
contamination (noun) – pollutant, impurity, adulterant.
hardship (noun) – trouble, difficulty, problem.
wear off (phrasal verb) – diminish, decrease, weaken.