illness

Example Sentences

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Writer and producer Dorian Hannaway, a close friend, said he died after "a long illness".

From BBC

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said the cuts would derail an estimated $64.5 million for 14 different county grant programs, resulting in “increased costs, more illness, and preventable deaths,” the department said.

From Los Angeles Times

They have also been shown to drive eating disorders — by far the deadliest psychiatric illnesses — in teens.

From Los Angeles Times

The illness is caused by the generalist parasite Plasmodium relictum and has played a central role in the steep declines and extinctions of native Hawaiian honeycreepers.

From Science Daily

Some develop mild symptoms, while others face severe illness.

From Science Daily