Symptoms

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This word is used mostly in medical stories.

Symptoms.

Without specific drugs or a vaccine for Ebola,the only thing doctors can do for those suffering from this disease is treat their symptoms and hope their bodies can fight the virus.

A symptom is a sign that a person is sick.

It is evidence of a change in a person’s body or mind.

And it means the person could have a disease.

Some symptoms include pain, headache, a temperature and chills.

Now, the next time you hear the word symptoms, your American English will be good enough to know what this News Word means.

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