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The Great Serum Race
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| symptoms | a sign of illness or disease |
| quarantine | the act of separating people who have a contagious disease form people who are healthy |
| serum | a medical liquid used to battle an illness |
| freight | materials transported in a train or vehicle |
| mushers | people who are in charge of a dog sled |
| wade | to walk through water |
| twilight | the time when the sun is beyond the horizon, but its light is still visible; often after sunset |
| 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 | to die (past tense) |