Practice English Conversation (Illness and diseases vocabulary) Improve English Speaking Skills

good morning doctor have you seen my  mom she came here to have some test

don't good morning if she came here to  have a medical checkup she must be in the

laboratory oh I see well I suppose I  will have to wait for her here in the  

waiting area yeah it won't take too long  just wait for her and what about you have  

you had your annual checkup yet it is  very important to see if everything's

fine um I suppose so I come here once a year

doctor but but I don't understand much  about these things about illnesses and

diseases I can help you with that I have  some free time and it's important you know  

those things really for example what is  the most common health problem a person

has that might be a C it is a common  viral infection which causes mucus to  

run from the nose it usually gives a sore  throat and often includes sneezing it's  

very common a cold can be confused with  the flu flu is the common name given for

influenza it is a contagious viral infection  of the respiratory passages that causes fever  

and sever aching or a cough it is the  act of expelling air from the lungs  

with a sudden sharp sound now it is also  really common I'm talking about an allergy  

do you know what it is yes I am allergic  to to dust my mother is allergic to cat

hair that's right it's a medical  condition that causes you to react  

badly or feel sick when you eat  or touch a particular substance  

in your case to the dust and in the case  of your mother to the cat hair it's very

common another common medical condition  is the asthma it is a respiratory

condition where spasms in  the lungs cause difficulty  

in breathing and asmic uses an inhaler to calm the

spasms now let's go with some eggs  we usually have for example a back  

eg it is a prolonged pain in the back it  usually happens when you sleep in a bad

position or when you carry heavy things  another one is the ear AE pain inside the  

ear it is very uncomfortable and it's important  that you go with a doctor if you have an ear

AE a headache it is a continuous pain  in the the head usually because of

stress some people usually take  painkillers for the headache a stomach

ache it is the pain in a person's belly  sometimes you feel it when you eat something

bad a tooth AE it is the pain in a tooth or  teeth in PL dentist check that a sore throat  

it is a condition of pain in the throat  typically caused by inflammation of it a  

fever an abnormally high body temperature  usually accompanied by shivering and a

headache many people don't know but a high  fever can be dangerous you you have to be

careful diarrhea it is an illness in which  feces are discharged from the bowels frequently  

and in a liquid form diarrhea can also be  dangerous something about the stomach is

heartburn it is a form of indigestion felt as a  burning sensation in the chest very uncomfortable  

it is caused by acid regurgitation  into the sagus do you know what a rash

is it is a lot of small red spots on the skin  that are usually itchy it usually happens due  

to intoxication when you play soccer you  can get a sprain it is an injury to a joint  

in your body especially your wrist or ankle  caused by suddenly twisting it it can hurt a  

lot or even worse if you're not careful you can  have a broken leg that really hurs it is when a  

bone in the leg is broken a broken leg is put  in a cast to help immobilize the leg so that  

it heals quicker other parts of the body with  bones can also be broken for example a broken  

arm a broken wrist Etc now if you like going to  the beach you can get a sunborn if you're careful  

there's no problem but if you spend too much time  under the sun's Rays then it can become dangerous

when the skin becomes red with inflammation  as a result of ere exposure to the ultraviolet  

rays of the sun that's why it's important  to wear sunscreen almost every time you go  

outside remember that oh I have to tell you  the difference between sick and Ill to most  

people both sick and Ill more or less mean  the same thing that you are not in a healthy

condition sick is less formal than ill and  usually describes short-term ailments or  

diseases like a cold or cough sick can also  refer to feeling nauseous in British English  

to be sick can mean to vomit ill is often for  more serious health problems like cancer or  

pneumonia but can also be used for short-term  ones illness noun refers to a medical condition  

sickness noun refers to how you feel now it is  important to know the difference between ache and  

pain let's start with ache ache is a continuous  or prolonged dual pain in a part of the body it  

can often be a throbbing Sensation that covers  more than one point you can sometimes try and  

ignore an ache pain is physical suffering or  discomfort caused by illness or injury so it  

is usually a sharp sensation in a specific  part of the body and hearts more than an

ache it is also important to know  the difference between illnesses and

diseases patients suffer illnesses doctors  diagnose and treat diseases this is then is  

the pathological process devation from  a biological norm and illness is the  

patient's experience of ill health  sometimes when no disease can be

found diseases are to be cured think  traditional medicine and illnesses  

are to be managed think altern native  treatments and lifestyle changes that's the

difference that's interesting I want to  know what are the most common and weird

diseases sure I can tell you examples of diseases  but it will have to be in another video if you  

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