illness

Example Sentences

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The vaccine lowers the chance of getting either strain of mpox, and of suffering from severe illness if infected.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Plaid Cymru said there was "stubbornly high" obesity and diet-related illness rate in Wales and a "strategic oversight of public health" was needed.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The company blamed its preliminary numbers on a weaker respiratory illness season, citing a 30% drop in U.S. influenza-like illness visits compared with the first quarter of 2025.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

The suspect, Noemi Guzman, 31, who had a history of mental illness, was pronounced dead at the scene.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

William shared a ward with up to twenty other men who were also battling mental illness.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield