as in illness
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
they caught a rare disease while they were traveling in Africa and were sick for weeks
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Recent Examples of disease
Who among us has ever searched on Google for a possible diagnosis regarding some strange symptom, only to find every possible explanation—from the simplest to the rarest disease?
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Massimiliano Melis, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Surveillance typically involves tracking individuals with diseases by name for the purpose of direct action, including isolation, quarantine and treatment.
—Amy Lauren Fairchild, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
Ludwig angina is a disease that progresses quickly.
—Francisco J. Rivera Rosario, Health, 11 Mar. 2025
An outbreak in Texas has dominated headlines recently as the death of an unvaccinated school-age child was the first fatality from the disease in the U.S. since 2015.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Massimiliano Melis, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Surveillance typically involves tracking individuals with diseases by name for the purpose of direct action, including isolation, quarantine and treatment.
—Amy Lauren Fairchild, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
Ludwig angina is a disease that progresses quickly.
—Francisco J. Rivera Rosario, Health, 11 Mar. 2025
An outbreak in Texas has dominated headlines recently as the death of an unvaccinated school-age child was the first fatality from the disease in the U.S. since 2015.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disease
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All are broad-spectrum antibiotics used to treat many different types of bacterial illness.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, millions of adults and children are still feeling the effects of their illness and have been diagnosed with long COVID.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
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After years of mid-season ailments, Horn was able to play in 15 games, while producing 68 tackles, two sacks, 13 pass breakups and an interception.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees ZZ Top have announced that their longtime drummer, Frank Beard, is taking a break from touring to treat an undisclosed ailment.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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The book doesn’t find a clear answer to its titular question but breaks a taboo by searching for one in choices made by Iranians themselves and not just ills done to them by outsiders.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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Exemptions from fasting are made for children, pregnant or breastfeeding women, the elderly, and the ill.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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There are over 100,000 people with the disorder in the U.S. and the condition causes a range of symptoms including blood clots and strokes and a resultant reduction in lifespan of 20 years on average.—
Victoria Forster,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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As part of the matchups, both teams will support EB Research Partnership, Eddie and his wife Jill Vedder’s nonprofit dedicated to finding a cure for EB, a skin disorder that causes blistering and skin tearing.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
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Symptoms can take up to two months to show up after contact with an infected rodent, often starting with fatigue, fever and muscle aches that can develop into coughing and shortness of breath within a few days.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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Patients may also receive broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy, fever reducers and pain relievers.—
Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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The director of the F1 movie, Joseph Kosinski, has revealed the one condition Lewis Hamilton had going into its production.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Officials issued mandatory evacuation orders via social media that included homes, hotels and a Walmart. Jennifer Thompson, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Norman, described the fire conditions in the central and northern parts of the state as historic and highly anomalous.—
Sean Murphy and Russ Bynum,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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Hospitals were working through the logistical challenges of preparing for an onslaught of patients with a sickness doctors barely understood.—
Erica E. Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
12 Mar. 2025
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Exposure joined hunger and sickness to complete the task of mass killing.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disease. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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