Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Ebola outbreak prompts Africa-wide crisis meeting.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- bulletin
You’re about to hear useful words from the bulletin about an Ebola outbreak and a health meeting.
A bulletin is a short news report or announcement.
- spread
Here, it means a sudden spread of a disease.
Here, “spread” means a disease moving from one person or place to others.
- exposed to
Here, it means finding people who may have been exposed to a disease.
People exposed to a disease may have come into contact with it and could become ill.