illnesses

Example Sentences

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The outbreak led to 221 illnesses across Pennsylvania, and 34 deaths.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

From a theoretical perspective, cruises are absolutely great places for illnesses to thrive .

From Slate • May 16, 2026

But patients with severe mental illnesses, she argued, aren't granted the same access to what has become a standardised part of Canadian healthcare.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The findings, published in Nature Communications, explain how viruses responsible for illnesses such as polio, encephalitis, myocarditis, and even the common cold take control of cellular machinery to copy themselves.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

The boy learned that the liquid part of the Master Work was called the Elixir of Life, and that it cured all illnesses; it also kept the alchemist from growing old.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho