Scarlet Fever

Scarlet fever is an infectious disease. We can often see children ill vith this disease, and only sometimes grown-ups.

The disease passes from one person to another through the nose 11 id mouth. The beginning of the disease is quick. The patient has і sore throat, fever, headache, and vomits often. The face is flushed ind the skin feels hot and dry. The temperature rises quickly on the irst day and remains high for a few days. The rash appears on the one day.

4. Language development.

1. Comprehension. Are the sentences true or false? Correct false statements.

1. An infectious disease is a disease that you get from someone or something.

2. Scarlet fever passes from one person to another only through the mouth.

3. The rash appears in a week.

4. The nurse gives nourishing food when the temperature rises.

5. Measles begin with a cold and a bad cough.

6. The nurse must take care of the mouth' hygiene.

7. The first symptom of measles is only coughing.

8. Rash covers the body.

9. The patient's mouth and lips must be clean. 10. The patient's temperature in case of measles and scarlet fever is usually low.

2. Answer the questions.

1. What does a patient with scarlet fever have?

2. What is the temperature of a patient with scarlet fever?

3. Does skin begin to peel?

4. Must we isolate a person with scarlet fever?

5. What are the first symptoms of measles?

6. When does rash begin in case of measles?

7. How must a nurse look after a patient with measles?

8. What diet must a child with scarlet fever have?

9. What are the symptoms of measles?

10. What is a disease agent?

V. Speaking.

1. Fill in the gaps. Learn the kinds of diseases caused by disease agents.

1._______ something that causes an infectious disease.

2. The smallest disease agents are ________.

3._______are the most common form of life on the Earth.

4._______are disease agents that have only one cell.

5.________are the disease agents which cause athlete's foot.

2. Good Health Practices.

A good health practice is something that you choose to do that makes you healthy. Good health practices keep those around you healthy too. The following good health practices help to prevent in­fectious diseases.

a) Match the words from the left column with the words from the right one.

1. Cover your nose...	___who has an infectious disease.
2. Cover your mouth...	___cover an open cut with a ban­dage.
3. Eat foods...	___the same glass as others
4. Keep from getting bitten...	___with soap and water after you use toilet.
5. Do not get too close to some­one...	___and wash products properly.
6. Do not drink from...	___with soap and water fre­quently and before you eat.
7. Do not use...	___when you sneeze.
8. Freeze, cook,...	___that have been protected from insect.
9. Wash your hands...	___with soap and water.
10. Wash your hands...	___by insects or animals
11. Wash all cuts...	___a comb or a brush of another person
12. After washing,...	___ when you cough.

b) Provide your own good health practices.

3. Proverb-game.

a) wealthy c) to rise b) exercise d) an apple

1. _________a day keeps the doctor away.

2. Early to bed, early___ makes a man healthy,_________, and wise.

3. If it weren't for the fact that the TV set and the refrigerator are so far apart some of us wouldn't get________ at all.

4. Agree or disagree with the following proverbs.

1. Doing nothing is doing ill.

2. Open confession is good for the soul.

3. Beautiful flowers are soon picked.