Pneumonia

Pneumonia is inflammation of the lungs. The disease is caused by different microbes and viruses. The symptoms of the disease are: high temperature, shortness of breath, cough, weakness, headaches.

Newly born and weak babies are often subject to pneumonia. Children having rickets, anemia can easily catch it. Sick children must stay in bed. The room must be often aired. They must be often turned from side to side.

Mothers must keep such children in arms as often as they can. Small amounts of food must be given as often as possible. Fruits and vegetables must be included. It is necessary to drink warm water. They skin must be always clean. Pneumonia is treated with the help of antibiotics: penicillin and others. When the temperature falls mustard plasters must be applied.

To avoid pneumonia children must be washed with cold water from an early age.

II. To learn the words:

Выучить слова:

1. pneumonia – воспаление легких

2. inflammation – воспаление

3. be the cause – быть причиной

4. shortness of breath – одышка

5. to be subject to – подвергаться

6. antibiotics – антибиотики

7. penicillin – пенициллин

8. mustard plasters – горчичники

III. Answer the questions:

Ответить на вопросы:

1. What is pneumonia?

2. Is the disease caused by different microbes and viruses?

3. What are the symptoms of the disease?

4. How must the nurse look after sick babies?

5. Is pneumonia treated with the help of antibiotics?

IV. Write down the sentences with the verb «to be».

Выписать предложения с глаголом «быть».

Level II Task № 3

I. Read and translate the text «Angina pectoris».

Прочитать и перевести текст «Грудная жаба».

Angina pectoris

For the first time it was discovered in 1868. In 1793 two English doctors Jenner and Perr claimed that deformation of coronary vessels caused pains in the chest. The main symptom of Angina pectoris is sharp pains in the chest, resulting in the malfunctioning of the coronary blood circulation. People over forty, mostly man, have it.

The main cause of angina pectoris is arteriosclerosis of the heart coronary arteries.

High blood pressure, smoking can lead to angina pectoris. There are two different types of angina pectoris. One when a patient feels a pain, while walking or doing some physical exercises. And the other, when a pain troubles a patient while he rests.

When angina pectoris attacks a patient, he feels very weak, his face is covered with cold sweat, he feels fear, he can’t move. A pain has some peculiar symptoms. They are defined by WHO. Usually a patient feels a pain in the chest or in the left side. The pain is rather intensive. It may last some seconds or up to fifteen minutes. In this case nitroglycerin helps a patient.

Angina pectoris takes different clinical forms:

1. Angina pectoris is intensive and stable.

2. Angina pectoris is not stable, but intensive.

Fits of pain occur more and more often and can lead to a heart attack. Nitroglycerin is the most effective remedy. It’s effect is felt in one, two minutes. Sick people must always have it. Lately surgery is used in the most difficult cases.

II. To learn the words:

Выучить слова:

1. to discover – открывать

2. to claim – заявлять

3. vessels – сосуды

4. malfunction – неисправность

5. blood circulation – кровообращение

6. blood pressure – кровяное давление

7. sweat – пот

8. feat – страх

9. peculiar – своеобразный

10. fit – приступ

11. occur – происходить

III. Answer the questions:

Ответить на вопросы:

1. When was angina pectoris discovered?

2. What causes a pain in the chest?

3. What is the main symptom of angina pectoris?

4. Do you know two different types of angina pectoris?

5. How does the patient feel, when angina pectoris attacks him?

6. Does nitroglycerin help a sick patient?

7. What are the clinical forms of angina pectoris?

IV. Write down the sentences with the verb «to be».

Выписать предложения с глаголом «быть».

Level II Task № 4

I. Read and translate the text «Rickets».

Прочитать и перевести текст «Рахит».