Caribbean coral reefs face disease threat — English Level A1

Caribbean coral reefs are facing very serious threats now.
A disease is killing coral tissue very quickly.
It spreads in seawater and also by touch.
Boats and ports can help spread the disease.
Infected coral develop dead patches on their tissue.
Scientists do not yet know the exact cause.
People treat some coral with antibiotics on land.
The disease can kill coral within weeks.
Communities must act now to protect the reefs.

Difficult words

disease — an illness that makes plants or animals sick

tissue — material that makes up animal or plant bodies

infect — to give an illness or germs to someone

Infected

antibiotic — a drug that kills or stops bacterial growth

antibiotics

spread — to move or pass to new places

spreads

community — a group of people living in one area

Communities

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