F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Malaria kills a huge amount of people a year. Scientists made a breathalyzer to help diagnosing malaria. It is easier, cheaper and faster than other methods because all current testing methods require people to draw blood. The device could find odors in a special “breath print” of people with malaria. After tested, the accuracy rate increased to 83 per cent of using breathalyzers. The device could reduce antibiotic use. It could help millions of people.

Malaria kills a huge amount of people every year. Scientists made a breathalyzer to help diagnosing malaria. It is easier, cheaper and faster than other methods because all current testing methods require people to draw blood. The device could find odors in a special “breath print” of people with malaria. After being tested, the accuracy rate of the breathalyzer had increased to 83 per cent. The device could reduce antibiotic use and it could help millions of people.

Vocabulary

short circuit (n): 1-a bad electrical connection that causes the current to flow in the wrong direction, often having the effect of stopping the power supply

gorge (n): 1-a deep, narrow valley with steep sides, usually formed by a river or stream cutting through hard rock
canyon (n): 1-a large valley with very steep sides and usually a river flowing along the bottom.
E.g.: Night had fallen and the canyon was turning cold.

valley (n): 1- an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it:
E.g.: the Nile Valley
E.g.: the Thames/Hudson valley
E.g.: There was snow on the hill tops but not in the valley.