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708What's Wrong?Omar:Hi, Bud.= Not a great amount.RealTalkSG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2022.indb 70SG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2022.indb 7013/4/22 6:37 PM13/4/22 6:37 PM71When your nose is blocked, your eyes are watery, your throat is sore, you are coughing and sneezing constantly, and you are shivering, then you have influenza, or the flu.I had seafood, then I had steak, and fordessert, I had pudding followed by ice creamand chocolate fudge cake, and...Oh, the thought of food makes me sick!Omar:That's a shame!I have a stomachache, and Ifeel like vomiting.Omar:You should see a doctor.Bud:I just did.Sometimes people with the virus wipe their noses or eyes with their fingers, and then touch objects around them, such as a doorknob, a telephone, a keyboard, or any other everyday object.Additional symptoms are a high fever and severe muscle aches and pains.A person sneezing or coughing transmits the infection through the air.So vaccination against colds is impossible.

708What’s Wrong?Omar:Hi, Bud. What’s the matter? You don’t look well.Bud:Man, I feel terrible. I have a stomachache, and Ifeel like vomiting.Omar:You should see a doctor.Bud:I just did. He gave me a prescription for somemedicine and said I should have only tea, toast,rice, and things like that for a while. It’s probablysomething I ate.Omar:What did you eat?Bud:Nothing much. I ate dinner at an all-you-can-eatbuffet. I had seafood, then I had steak, and fordessert, I had pudding followed by ice creamand chocolate fudge cake, and...Oh, the thought of food makes me sick!Omar:That’s a shame! I wanted to invite you to go outfor dinner.6Conversation7About You 1.Are you usually a healthy person?4.What did you do for the problem?2.When were you last ill?5.What do you do to keep healthy?3.What was the matter with you?About the Conversation1. How does Bud feel?2. What’s wrong with him?3. What advice did the doctor give him?4. What did Omar want to do?YourTurnYour partner is sick. Ask what is wrong.Give some advice on what to do.I just did.= I did that a short time ago.and things like that = and similar things (a way togive examples without naming lots of things)Nothing much. = Not a great amount.RealTalkSG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2022.indb 70SG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2022.indb 7013/4/22 6:37 PM13/4/22 6:37 PM71When your nose is blocked, your eyes are watery, your throat is sore, you are coughing and sneezing constantly, and you are shivering, then you have influenza, or the flu. Or is it just a common cold? The symptoms of both a cold and the flu are very similar, and very often the two illnesses are confused.People get both illnesses in more or less the same way. A person sneezing or coughing transmits the infection through the air. Sometimes people with the virus wipe their noses or eyes with their fingers, and then touch objects around them, such as a doorknob, a telephone, a keyboard, or any other everyday object. Other people come into contact with these items with viruses on them, and pick up the viruses that way. Colds usually last for five to seven days and are caused by viruses. The body’s own defense mechanisms need to fight the viruses. Unfortunately, there are more than 80 different constantly mutating rhinoviruses. So vaccination against colds is impossible. Medicines provide temporary relief from symptoms, but they cannot cure the cold. The flu has the same symptoms as the traditional cold. Additional symptoms are a high fever and severe muscle aches and pains. The effects of the flu can also be far more serious. It can cause pneumonia and kill its victims. In the past, the flu killed more people than any other viral disease. For example, 20 million people of all ages died in the 1919 flu epidemic. It actually affected younger people more than old because their bodies didn’t have defenses against the virus. Nowadays, there are vaccines for the flu that protect from some viruses. Unfortunately, new viruses appear all the