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Vocabulary

              Antiseptic              a chemical used to kill germs in clothes and
                                    other areas

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              Allergy                a condition where the body reacts to things
                                    like dust, pollen, or certain smells that do not
                                    harm others


              Blisters               fluid-filled bumps that appear on the skin


              Germs                  very small  living  organisms  that cause
                                    diseases and cannot be seen with the naked
                                    eye


              Pathogen                harmful  microorganisms  such  as bacteria,
                                    virus, fungus or parasite that causes diseases


              Transfusion            to receive blood from another person usually
                                    in the hospital


              Tumour                 swelling  of a part of the body,  generally
                                    without inflammation, caused by an abnormal
                                    growth of cell































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