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Boundary (n.)

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A real or imagined line that marks the edge or limits of something

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Outbreak (n.)

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A time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous or unpleasant

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Prevent (v.)

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To stop something from happening or someone from doing something

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Cure (v.)

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To make someone with an illness healthy again

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Expand (v.)

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To increase in size, number or importance

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Component (n.)

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A part which combines with other parts to form something bigger

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Infectious (adj.)

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Able to pass a disease from one person, animal, or plant to another; infect (v.)

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Organism (n.)

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A single living plant, animal, virus,etc.

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Majority (n.)

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The large number or part of something

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Divide (v.)

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To (cause to) separate into parts or groups

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Emerge (v.)

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To appear by coming out of something or out from behind something

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Ebola disease (n.)

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An infectious and serious disease with a fever and bleeding inside the body

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HIV/Aids (n.)

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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; a serious infectious disease caused by a virus which destroys the body’s protection from infection, usually causes death

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Sars (n.)

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome; a serious infectious illness which cause difficulty breathing and sometimes death

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Pandamic (n.)

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(Of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals or plants

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Avian influenza (n.)

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A flu infection in birds; the virus that cause the infection can change (mutate) to infect humans, this mutation can start a deadly worldwide epidemic

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Blame (v.)

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To say or think that someone or something did something wrong or responsible for something bad happening

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Interact (v.)

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To communicate with or react to

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Citizen (n.)

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A person who is a member in a particular country or has the right because of being born there

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Poverty (n.)

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The condition of being extremely poor

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Tightly (adv.)

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Firmly or closely

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Increase (v.)

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To (make something) become larger in amount, size

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Wildlife (n.)

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Animals and plant that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions

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Traditional (adj.)

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Following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that is continued in a group of people or society for a long time without being changed

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Pets (n.)
Animals that are kept as a companion and treated kindly
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Response (n.)
An answer or reaction
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Demand (v.)
To ask for something forcefully ; in a way that shows that you do not expect to be refused
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Flourish (v.)
To grow or develop successfully
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Domesticate (v.)
To bring animals and plants under the control of humans in order to provide food, power, and companionship
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Unsanitary (adj.)
Dirty or unhealthy and therefore likely to cause disease
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Zoonotic disease (n.)
Diseases transmitted from animals to people
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Protect (v.)
To keep someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss
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Remote (adj.)
Far away in distance, time, or relation
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Obsolete (adj.)
Not in use any more, have been replaced with something newer, better and more fashionable
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Virus (n.)
An extremely small organism which causes disease in humans, animals, and plants
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Bacterium (n.)
A type of very small organism that lives in air, water, earth, plants and animals, often one which causes disease
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Species (n.)
A set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with each other
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Thrive (v.)
To grow, develop, or be successful
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Predict (v.)
To say that an event or action will happen in the future especially as a result of knowledge or experience
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Presence (n.)
When somone or something is in place
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Disturbance (n.)
Something that interrupts someone or makes them feel worried
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Consequence (n.)
A result of a particular action or situation, often one which is bad or not convenient
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Ecosystem (n.)
All the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment
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Ultimately (adv.)
Finally, after a serious of things have happened
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Proliferation (n.)
To increase a lot and suddenly in number
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Threat (n.)
A suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is not followed
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Vaccine (n.)
A substance which contain a form that is not harmful of virus or bacterium (= extremely small organism) and which is given to a person or animal to prevent them from getting the disease which bacteriumor virus causes
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Guarantee (n.)
A promise that something will be done or will happen
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Modify (v.)
To change something such as a plan, opinion, law, or way of behaviour slightly, usually to improve it or make it more acceptable
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Effective (adj.)
Successful or achieving the results that you want
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Comprehensive (adj.)
Complete and including everything that is necessary
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Approach (n.)
A way of considering or doing something
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Origin (n.)
The beginning or cause of something
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Hygienic (adj.)
Clean, especially in order to prevent disease
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Survival (n.)
When a person, organisation,etc. continue to exist or live
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Focus (v.)
To concentrate or restrict your interests on something in order to examine or study it in details
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Collaborate (v.)
To work with someone else for a special purpose
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Capacity (n.)
The total amount that can be contained, produces, or the ability to do a particular thing
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Monitor (v.)
To watch or check a situation carefully for a period of time in order to discover something about it
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Ominous (adj.)
Suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen
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Task (n.)
A piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or with difficulty
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Devastate (v.)
To destroy a place or thing completely or cause great damage
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Impact (n.)
A powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on something else
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Nascent (adj.)
Only recently formed or started, but likely to grow larger quickly
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Initiate (v.)
To cause something to begin
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Veterinarian (n.)
(UK formal veterinary surgeon, US formal veterinarian) a person with medical degree trained to take care of health of animals
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Sample (n.)
A small amount of something that show what the rest is like or should be like
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Vital (adj.)
Necessary; extremely important
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Risk (n.)
The possibility of something bad happening
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Minimize (v.)
To reduce something to the least possible level or amount

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