Illnesses

The most _________________ illnesses, which

children have, are: flue, cold, stomach problems,
injuries, ear ache, sore throat… When you are ill, the most common symptoms
are: runny nose, high temperature, headache, itchy eyes, sometimes diarrhoea
( hasmenés ) or vomiting.
Nowadays the virus covid 19 has changed our lives. Since its appearance we
have been locked down several times but now it seems that we have to live with
it. Most people got vaccinated but many rejected it, mainly because they are
afraid of its consequences on their health and immune system.
If you are ill, you have to go to the doctor ( the GP ), who asks you about your
complaints, symptoms, listens to your lungs and heartbeat, takes your pulse,
temperature or blood pressure. Then he or she gives you a prescription which
you take to the chemist’s. You buy the necessary medicines, antibiotics,
painkiller and take them till you recover. This method is called conventional
treatment ( hagyományos kezelés ).
When you have flue for example, you have to stay in bed for a while, drink tea
with lemon, take some vitamins and painkiller if needed. Later, you need to go
back for a check-up.
If you break your bone, cut yourself or if you have an _____________you will
be taken to hospital. Your injured body part will be X-Rayed and if your
leg/arm/ wrist is broken, it will be put in plaster cast or if it’s needed you will be
operated on.
I haven’t been ill for a long time, because I try to live in a healthy way. So I pay
_______________to what I eat, I do sports on a regular basis.
Last time, which was 6 months ago, I got a cold
…………………………………………………..
In Hungary most people have coronary ____________,( szív betegségek )
diabetes ( cukorbetegség ), different types of allergies or they suffer from
cancer. If you need an urgent hospital __________________ , or operation, you
have to call the ambulance and they take you to hospital
Serious illnesses are treated in different departments and care units ( kórházi
osztályok ) of hospitals. There are emergency care unit ( sürgősségi ), intensive
care unit ( intenzív osztály ), department of surgery ( sebészet ), ear, nose and
throat department ( fül-orr-gégészeti osztály ), maternity ward ( szülészet ).
I was in hospital when I was 8 years old. I had appendix ( vakbélgyulladás ) and
needed an operation. Luckily, I had a quick recovery after the operation and I
had to stay in hospital only for 2 days.
It’s better to prevent illnesses. To be healthy you
should eat healthy food, such as chicken and fish,
vegetables, fruits, cheese, yoghurt, exercise
regularly and try to avoid stress. It’s advisable to
take vitamins regularly, to sleep at least 7-8 hours a
day. We should spend more time in the fresh air. I
believe it’s important to have friends and family around us, to have people who
we can talk to, especially if we have problems.
For elder people it’s important to have regular check-ups, blood test at the GP.
Alternative medicine ( alternatív gyógymódok ), like homeopathy,
acupuncture, herbal medication ( gyógynövényes gyógyítás ) , seems to be more
and more popular nowadays. It focuses on the body as a whole, instead of
treating the symptoms only ( as in conventional medicine ). Alternative
medicine uses natural remedy ( természetes gyógymód ), gentle exercise, herbal
medication, wholesome diet ( egészséges, teljes étrend ) in order to activate the
healing power of the body ( a test öngyógyító képessége ) itself.
Mainstream / medical treatment Alternative healing methods

It focuses ont he problem itself it describes practises that they use instead of
( or together with ) conventional medical
treatment

Treats injuries / helps in emergency cases / alternative therapists focus ont eh whole person
helps immediate relief and not just the symptoms

it is based ont he use of natural and herbal

remadies – they use roots, berries, leavesof
different plants to heal the body

acupuncture ( works with needles ) /

homeopathy /

Disadvantage: its effects haven’t been

scientifically proved

1. 2. 3.accident 4.symptoms 5.treatment 6. sore 7. with

gives diseases

8. 9. 10. have 11. healthy 12.broken 13.see 14.attention

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