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The Great Serum Race
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Term | Definition |
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symptoms | signs of illness or disease |
quarantine | the act of separating people who have a contagious disease from people who are healthy |
serum | a medicinal liquid used to battle an illness |
freight | materials transported in a train or vehicle |
mushers | people who are in charge of dog sleds |
wade | to walk though water |
twilight | the time when the sun is beyond the horizon, but its light is still visible |
eerie | mysterious; scary |
plight | a struggle; a dangerous and difficult situation |
epidemic | an illness that spreads and affects a lot of people |
treacherous | difficult; dangerous |
perished | died |