Infectious Diseases English for Nursing • Student worksheet • Level B1–B2 Name ____________________________ Date ______________ Practise disease names in English and Czech, describe symptoms and transmission, and ask patients about their illness. Use the glossary when needed. 1 English and Czech disease names English name Český název chickenpox / varicella plané neštovice measles / rubeola spalničky rubella / German measles zarděnky mumps příušnice scarlet fever / scarlatina spála influenza / flu chřipka the common cold běžné nachlazení whooping cough / pertussis černý kašel / dávivý kašel diphtheria záškrt tetanus tetanus polio / poliomyelitis dětská obrna tuberculosis / TB tuberkulóza viral hepatitis A / B virová hepatitida A / B malaria malárie rabies vzteklina cholera cholera typhoid fever břišní tyfus yellow fever žlutá zimnice smallpox pravé neštovice Watch out: measles = spalničky; rubella = zarděnky. Chickenpox and smallpox are different diseases. Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver; jaundice means žloutenka, a sign of illness. 2 Symptoms and nursing vocabulary Match 1–10 with A–J. Write the correct letter. English Czech 1 rash ___ A bolest v krku 2 blister ___ B inkubační doba 3 scab ___ C horečka 4 itching ___ D přenos 5 sore throat ___ E strup 6 swollen lymph nodes ___ F vyrážka 7 fever ___ G očkování 8 incubation period ___ H svědění 9 transmission ___ I puchýř 10 vaccination ___ J zduřelé mízní uzliny 3 Read and identify the disease Choose from: measles • chickenpox • scarlet fever. These descriptions practise vocabulary; symptoms alone do not confirm a diagnosis. A This viral illness can cause an itchy rash with fluid-filled blisters. The blisters later form scabs. New spots may appear while older ones are healing. Disease __________________ Czech name __________________ B This bacterial infection often causes a sore throat, fever and a red rash that feels like sandpaper. A pale area may be visible around the mouth. Disease __________________ Czech name __________________ C This very contagious viral illness can begin with fever, cough, a runny nose and red eyes. A rash follows and usually spreads from the head down the body. Disease __________________ Czech name __________________ 4 Check your understanding Write T or F according to the descriptions above. Correct the false statements. 1 Chickenpox may cause itchy blisters. ___ 2 Scarlet fever is a viral infection. ___ 3 Measles may cause red eyes and a cough. ___ 4 All three illnesses have exactly the same rash. ___ Corrections _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 5 How infections spread Complete the sentences. Use each phrase once. contaminated food or water • infected blood • infected mosquito • air • wounds 1 Measles can spread through the __________________ when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes. 2 Hepatitis A can be acquired by consuming __________________________. 3 Hepatitis B can be transmitted through exposure to __________________, for example through a contaminated needle. 4 Malaria can be transmitted by the bite of an ________________________. 5 Tetanus spores from the environment can enter the body through __________________. Tetanus does not spread from person to person.