poll –n. a study in which people are asked their opinions in an effort to find out what the public thinks about an issue

psychosomatic –adj. related to mental or emotional problems rather than physical sickness

distracting –adj. something that pulls attention from one subject and places it on another

isolated –adj. separated from others

pandemic –n. when a disease spreads very quickly affecting many people over a very large area or throughout the world

grandmother –n. the mother of someone's mother

headache –n. pain in the head