sick person
Example Sentences
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As Sylvia Karasu told me, losing your hair for a lot of us is a "marker of being a sick person".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The 2018-19 Andes virus outbreak in Argentina also showed that close contact is needed for transmission, including “being seated very close” to the sick person, Chin-Hong said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Rather, Rasmussen said, it’s more likely that a cat would pass H5N1 to a human who already has seasonal flu, and then a reassortment happens in the sick person.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2025
It typically takes three to four weeks to determine whether a sick person is part of an outbreak.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2023
Lazear’s early attempts to show that mosquitoes could transmit the disease from a sick person to a healthy one failed in all but one case.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
