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
Metabolic syndrome is a group of conditions that increases your risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and stroke.
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Heidi Cope, Health, 29 Dec. 2024
Israeli restrictions, fighting and the breakdown of law and order have hindered humanitarian aid delivery, raising fears of famine, while hunger leaves people at greater risk of disease and death.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Majdi Mohammed, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Accolades of the organization include observing 113 elections in 39 countries and helping reduce the cases of Guinea worm disease by 99.99%, essentially eradicating it, according to the Carter Center.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
The real Dylan would often visit and play songs for Guthrie at Greystone, who was suffering from Huntington’s disease, and Seeger did become a quick supporter of Dylan.
—Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Heidi Cope, Health, 29 Dec. 2024
Israeli restrictions, fighting and the breakdown of law and order have hindered humanitarian aid delivery, raising fears of famine, while hunger leaves people at greater risk of disease and death.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Majdi Mohammed, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Accolades of the organization include observing 113 elections in 39 countries and helping reduce the cases of Guinea worm disease by 99.99%, essentially eradicating it, according to the Carter Center.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
The real Dylan would often visit and play songs for Guthrie at Greystone, who was suffering from Huntington’s disease, and Seeger did become a quick supporter of Dylan.
—Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disease
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Smith’s mother grew up in gloomy circumstances, depressed by death and illness.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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Allergy Risk No illnesses have been reported in connection with the product at this time.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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About 50% of colonies and millions of bees die each year from a variety of ailments, devastating numbers for beekeepers.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Pentagon is using the funding to study arthritis, cancer and chronic fatigue — all ailments that affect women in the military.Eva Pound, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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The report also outlined recommendations for healing communities wracked by the social ills wrought by the schools, for revitalizing language and cultural support, for reunifying families, for reforms in tribal community education and for steps to reduce violence in tribal communities.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
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No, this is not a panacea for all our social and political ills.Jon LaPook, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
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This finding has led researchers such as Christopher Walsh, the chief of the genetics and genomics division at Boston Children’s Hospital, to consider what other brain disorders might arise from somatic mutations.Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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New studies show that young people are developing psychotic disorders.Joanna Allhands, Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Symptoms include fever, muscle pain, diarrhea, vomiting and, in severe cases, death caused by extreme blood loss.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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With its kinetic performances and genre-pushing structure, Novi’s 75-minute thrill ride lands like a high-stakes fever dream.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
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Bill was a product of these morphing social and political conditions.David A. Ross, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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She was taken back to the ER on Nov. 7 in respiratory distress and with a condition called hemodynamic instability, in which her body was unable to maintain consistent blood flow and pressure.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Researchers say there's consistent evidence that eating more of these foods is correlated with sickness, including mental health struggles.Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
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Who is at risk for severe infection With the flu, someone can have a relatively mild sickness that lasts only a few days, or end up with severe illness that lands them in the hospital.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disease. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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