50. The History of Smallpox: How did we eradicate the disease and what can it teach us? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Coronavirus is not the first disease to kill millions of people and impact our lives. Throughout history, smallpox destroyed countless lives and devastated entire communities. It was incredibly infectious and incredibly deadly. However, smallpox is also the only disease to ever be completely eradicated by humans. This episode will look at the history of that deadly disease, investigate how we got rid of the virus, and consider the lessons we can take from the time! TRANSCRIPT -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/02/10/50-the-history-of-smallpox-how-did-we-eradicate-the-disease-and-what-can-it-teach-us-english-vocabulary-lesson/ CONTACT US!! INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Twitter - @thinkenglishpod Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Gmail - [email protected] VOCABULARY LIST To infect (v) - to pass a disease to another person The hospital is full of people infected with coronavirus Precaution (n) - an action that is done to prevent something unpleasant or dangerous happening They failed to take the necessary precautions to avoid infection Infectious (adj) - an infectious disease is able to be passed from one person, animal, or plant to another; an infectious person is someone able to pass a disease After the 21-day isolation period, survivors are no longer infectious To devastate (v) - to destroy a place or thing completely or cause great damage The town was devastated by a hurricane in 1928 To eradicate (v) - to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad Hopefully we will eradicate coronavirus soon! To contract (v) - to catch or become ill with a disease He contracted a rare illness while he was travelling Immunity (n) - a situation in which you are protected against disease The vaccination gives you immunity against the disease for up to six months Bulletproof (adj) - cannot be corrected, altered, or modified The lawyer made a bulletproof argument in front of the judge! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices