illness

Example Sentences

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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 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

That led Jefferson to decry the practice of bleeding patients to treat illness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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

He did find that some people had skin cells that changed color spontaneously, but those were an indication of illness, or conditions like vitiligo, an autoimmune disorder where healthy melanin cells die or stop working.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste