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Characters:
Mrs. Klein
George
Doctor
Nurse
SCRIPT:
(There is no answer)
Mrs. Klein: George! You better hurry up! It`s getting late! George!
(There is no answer. After a few minutes she goes to see George. She
enters his bedroom).
(She gets out from stage and comes back with a thermometer. She puts it
under his arm and waits a few minutes. After a while she reads it)
Mrs. Klein: Oh, my God! You have a 102! Let`s go to the hospital!
George: Doctor, yesterday I was healthy, and I don't understand why I woke up
sick, well today I have a soccer game that I cannot lose.
(The doctor is worried. He examines George, and then the nurse appears
with laboratory results)
Mrs. Klein: Did you say contagion? Does anyone infected to my son?
Doctor: Probably, the disease is spread through coughing or sneezing of
people who may have the virus, or through touching objects that contain the
virus, he could have caught it anywhere where many people gathered.
Mrs. Klein: Is there a vaccine or medicine that can cure it?
Doctor: Fortunately there are medications that can cure him. Especially in this
case, because you brought him to the hospital in time.
Mrs. Klein: So Doctor, what's the next step?
Doctor: In a few minutes we will apply the right medicine for your condition. I
just need your permission to do so.
Mrs. Klein: No problem. Tell me where I should sign.
(The doctor gives her some papers and she signs them)
Doctor: Once he Begin treatment, please keep him at home and do not let him
go out until it is completely healed. In addition, I suggest that the whole family
stay at home as long as necessary.
Mrs. Klein: What else should we do?
Doctor: You should wash their hands with soap and water, especially after
coughing or sneezing. If you cough or sneeze should use a tissue, after you use
them, you place them in a plastic bag and you throw them in trash. It is also
very important to keep the house clean ... ventilate your house.... Oh, and do
not share your cookware with anyone..
Mrs. Klein: Okay, about the food, what kind of food we should eat?
Doctor: you should eat plenty of fruits and vegetables that contain vitamin C.
Mrs. Klein: Ok, thank you, doctor.
Doctor: Goodbye, Mrs. Klein.
George: (to himself) Today I feel much better. It really made me well go to the
doctor ... If I keep this up I will be able to play soccer with my friends soon.
(From a moment to another, George begins to reflect)
George: I think being a doctor is very good because you can help others regain
their health.