How An Epidemic Evolves
canopy = the uppermost branches of the trees in a forest, forming a more or less continuous layer of foliage alter = to change disguise = something you put on so no one recognizes you jaundice = a serious disease in which substances not usually in the blood cause your skin and the white part of your eyes to turn yellow insect-borne diseases = illnesses from insect (bug) bites stagnant water = water that is not flowing or moving scrub = vegetation consisting mainly of brushwood(=small branches that have broken off from trees and bushes)
