Health and diseases 3.

Health and diseases 3.

There are different types of physicians: a general practitioner (GP) [præk ˡtišənə] (praktický l.), dentist, surgeon [sə:džn] (chirurg), oculist [okjulist] (oční), pediatrician [pi:diə ˡtrišən] (dětský), gynaecologist [gaini ˡkoledžist], psychiatrist [sai ˡkaiətrist], dermatologist [də:mə ˡtolədžist], orthopaedic specialists [o:θə ˡpi:dik spešəlists] etc.

In more serious cases or if we get injured we can call the doctor to our home. Sometimes we may be taken to hospital by an ambulance [æmbjuləns] (sanitkou). After the operation or the serious illness, the patients are sent to spas for rehabilitation.

I am quite healthy but sometimes I suffer from flu. The flu starts with a cold and a sore throat. I feel unwell and I am sick. I have no appetite. I quite often have a temperature. So I have to go to the doctor’s. The doctor asks me about my problems and examines me. Then he writes a prescription and invites me for the next visit. I go home, I stay in bed, I drink herbal tea with lemon and I sweat. In a week I feel well.

Which things are the most important to take care of the health? It is not smoking, taking regular exercise, eating good quality food, having regular check-ups, dieting to keep the weight down, not drinking alcohol, taking vitamins, hardening the body etc.