CORONAVIRUS /kəˈrəʊnəvaɪrəs/ (n):

# A type of virus that can cause pneumonia and other diseases in humans and animals.

- Precautions were taken to try to limit the spread of coronavirus.

PNEUMONIA /nuːˈməʊniə/ (n):

# A serious illness affecting one or both lungs that makes breathing difficult. (Bệnh viêm phổi)

- She died from bronchial pneumonia.

MEASLES /ˈmiːzlz/ (n):

# [uncountable] ​A disease, especially of children, that causes a high temperature and small red spots that cover the whole body. (bệnh sởi)

- All our children have had the measles.

TYPHOID /ˈtaɪfɔɪd/ (n):

(also less frequent typhoid fever)

# [uncountable] A serious disease that causes a high temperature, red spots on the chest and severe pain in the bowels, and sometimes causes death. (bệnh thương hàn)

- A typhoid epidemic.

OBESITY /əʊˈbiːsəti/ (n):

# [uncountable] The quality or fact of being very fat, in a way that is not healthy. (bệnh béo phì)

- Obesity can increase the risk of heart disease.

MALARIA /məˈleriə/ (n):

# [uncountable] A serious disease that causes a high temperature and shivering (= shaking of the body) caused by the bite of some types of mosquito. (bệnh sốt rét)

- An increasing number of malaria cases are reported each year.

- Malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes.

HEPATITIS /ˌhepəˈtaɪtɪs/ (n):

# [uncountable] A serious disease of the liver. There are three main forms: hepatitis A, the least serious, caused by infected food (= containing harmful bacteria), and hepatitis B and hepatitis C, both very serious and caused by infected blood.

- Have you had your hepatitis B vaccination? (Bạn đã tiêm phòng viêm gan B chưa?)

dyshidrosis (n): bệnh tổ đỉa (mụn nước dưới da dưới dạng mảng).

haemorrhoids /ˈhemərɔɪdz/ (n):

# (British English) (North American English hemorrhoids) [plural] (medical) ​veins at or near the anus that have become painful and swollen (= larger than normal); trĩ.

SYNONYM piles;