illness

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At least six of the Native American leaders who accepted Jefferson’s invitation to visit Washington, D.C., between 1804 and 1809 died of illness before they could return to their families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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

There is a small chance that vaccinated people can still get measles, though they tend to have milder illness, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The charity Buglife says the spiders are not aggressive and there's no record of them causing serious illness or death, but they can cause pain and swelling in rare cases if they bite.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

They were even lovelier than Masvita before her illness.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer