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| case1 |
A case is an example or time of something happening. If there are five cases of the flu in your school right now, it means that five people are now sick with the flu. It means that getting sick with the flu has happened five times. If there have been three cases of kids getting hurt on the playground this month, then the action of getting hurt has happened three times this month. [1/3 definitions] |
| catch |
When you catch a cold or flu, it means that you start to get sick with one of these things. [1/8 definitions] |
| flu |
Flu is a short word for a disease called influenza. When you have the flu, you are very sick, and you usually stay in bed for a week or more. Flu can cause high fever, sore throat, body aches, and upset stomach. |
| gargle |
Gargling is something you might do when you have a cold or flu and your throat feels bad. When you gargle, you take some liquid into your mouth. Then you hold your head back and breathe out through the liquid at the back of your mouth. The liquid bubbles and makes a funny noise. After a few seconds, you spit out the liquid and then maybe you do it again. Gargling is a funny thing to do, but it often makes your throat feel better. |
| influenza |
a disease caused by a virus in humans and some animals; flu. Influenza causes fever, indigestion, coughing and muscle pain. |
| scratchy |
If your throat is scratchy, it feels as if it has been scratched, or it sounds like it's been scratched. People sometimes get a scratchy throat when they are just starting to get sick with a cold or the flu. [1/2 definitions] |
| sickness |
When there is a lot of sickness, it means that there are a lot of people who are not feeling well. In school, for example, many kids are absent. Maybe they have a bad cold, the flu, or something else wrong with their body that makes them have to stay home and in bed. [2 definitions] |
| sore throat |
If you have a sore throat, your throat hurts because your body has an infection, like a bad cold or the flu. |
| treatment |
A treatment for a disease or injury is a way of helping a person get better when they have it. Sometimes a treatment is medicine. Sometimes it is something to do that helps--like drinking a lot of liquids and staying in bed when you're sick with the flu. Doctors study treatments so that they can help their patients fight disease or recover from their injuries. [1/2 definitions] |
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