Elenco di parole di livello C1 - Sickness

an illness, often a minor one

malessere

severe physical or mental pain

agonia

a group of medical signs that indicate a person is suffering from a particular disease or condition

sindrome

characterized by severe intensity or seriousness

acuto

(of an illness) difficult to cure and long-lasting

cronico

(of a disease) transmittable from one person to another through close contact

contagioso

unable to breathe easily

affannato

unable to keep one's balance and feeling as though everything is circling around one, caused by an illness or looking down from a high place

vertiginoso

resulting in death

fatale

having or caused by a fever

febbrile

(of a part of the body) unusually large, particularly because of an injury or illness

gonfio

a disease that causes shortness of breath and difficulty in breathing

asma

a dangerous disease among birds, especially poultry, that can be transmitted to humans and sometimes kill them

influenza aviaria

an infectious disease caused by a type of virus called coronavirus that causes fever, tiredness, a cough, etc., and in some cases can kill, originated in China and later became a pandemic

Covid-19

a medical condition in which body waste turns to liquid and comes out frequently

diarrea

an illness that causes a runny nose and watery eyes, caused by dust from plants that come into the body through the air

febbre da fieno

the virus that causes a very dangerous disease called AIDS, transmitted through blood or sexual activity

HIV

a contagious disease that causes high fever and small red spots on the body, common in children

morbo

a dangerous disease spread by rats that causes fever and swellings, often kills if infected

peste

a dangerous condition in which a person loses consciousness as a result of a blood vessel breaking open or becoming blocked in their brain, which could kill or paralyze a part of their body

ictus

a swollen area on the skin filled with liquid, caused by constant rubbing or by burning

vescica

a swollen area under the skin, usually caused by a sickness or injury

grumo

a part of one's skin covered with red spots, which is usually caused by a sickness or an allergic reaction

eruzione

a mark that is left on one's skin after a wound or cut has healed

cicatrice

an area of one's body that has become unusually larger, caused by an injury or sickness

gonfiore

a situation in which a person suddenly falls down or loses consciousness because of tiredness or an illness

collasso

a feeling of extreme tiredness that is usually caused by physical or mental overwork or exercise

fatica

a crack or break in a bone or other hard substance

frattura

to regain health after an illness or become successful again after facing difficulties

riprendersi

to state that one feels ill or one's body part is in pain

lamentarsi di

to suddenly lose consciousness from a lack of oxygen in the brain, which is caused by a shock, etc.

svenire

to transmit a disease to a person, animal, or plant

infettare

someone who cannot stop taking, using, or smoking a substance

drogato

a person or animal that carries a disease, without suffering from it themselves, and transmits to other people or animals

portatore

the rapid spread of an infectious disease within a specific population, community, or region, affecting a significant number of individuals at the same time

epidemia

a disease that spreads across a large region or even across the world

pandemia

the unexpected start of something terrible, such as a disease

focolaio

(biology) a small organism that lives on or inside another organism, called a host, and is dependent on it for nutrition and growth

parassita

a brief shaking movement of one's body as a result of fear or being cold

brivido

exhausted because of too much physical work

esausto

having difficulty breathing through one's nose, often due to a cold or allergy

naso chiuso

(of a body part) to become sore or irritated due to being rubbed against something

sfregare