You’ll hear useful words from the bulletin about the Ebola outbreak in Congo.

A bulletin is a short, official news report.

You’ll hear useful words from the bulletin about the Ebola outbreak in Congo.

An outbreak is the sudden start and spread of a disease.

You heard “outbreak” in the news.

Here, an outbreak is the sudden start and spread of a disease.

For example: The town prepared for an outbreak of flu.

An outbreak is the sudden start and spread of a disease.

You heard “infected” in the news.

Infected means made ill by a disease or carrying it.

For example: Several people were infected after sharing food with someone who was sick.

Here, infected means that the disease made the people ill.

You heard “contain” in the news.

To contain something is to stop it from spreading further.

For example: The firefighters worked to contain the blaze before it reached nearby homes.

Here, contain means stop the fire from spreading to more places.