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Land-Use Changes May Increase Risk of Plague

Source: VOA    2015-03-31   English BBS   Favorite  
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infect – v. to cause (someone or something) to become sick or affected by disease

bacterium – n. any one of a group of very small living things that often cause disease (usually plural)

bubonic (plague) – n. a very serious disease that killed many people in the Middle Ages

circulate – v. to go or spread from one person, place or thing to another

on the ground – idiomatic expression events where things are actually happening; not at a distance. Describes a situation viewed up-close or the people in a position to view a situation up-close, in detail; typically used by someone not close to the situation being discussed

notion – n. an idea or opinion

interact – v. to come together and have an effect on each other; often used with the word “with”

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