The Chain of Infection

Activity 1.

Kjellaug is not sure what all these diseases are called in Norwegian and when she gets home she translates some of them. Here is the list of Norwegian words wich she made; see if you can match them with the correct English word from the table on the left in your pamphlet.


Difteri - Diptheria
Dysenteri - Dysentery
Forkjølelse/forkjøling -  Common Cold
Gonoré - Gonorrhea
Influensa - Influenza
Kikhoste - Whopping cough
Kusma - Mumps
Malaria - Malaria
Meningokokkinfeksjon - Meningitis infection
Meslinger/meslingar -Measles
Poliomyelitt - Poliomyelitis
Røde hunder/raude hundar - German measles
Skarlagensfeber/skarlaksfeber - Scarlet Fever
Stivkrampe - Tetanus
Tuberkulose - Tuberculosis
Vannkoppper/vasskoppar - Chicken Pox