Illness ˈɪlnəs Virus Noun Patients Severe Mental Humans

• patients with severe mental illness
• the virus can cause illness in humans.
• i missed a lot of school through illness last year.
• serious/severe/chronic illnesses

illness

1. the state of being physically or mentally ill
• patients with severe mental illness
• The virus can cause illness in humans.
• I missed a lot of school through illness last year.

Extra Examples

• He's just returned to work after illness.
• Her childhood was plagued by illness.
• She feigned illness so that she wouldn't have to go to school.
• Suddenly, illness hit the household.
• The immune system enables the body to fight off illness.
• We assess the applicant's history of family illness.
• earnings lost due to illness
• the first case of illness from the Ebola virus
2. a type or period of illness
• serious/severe/chronic illnesses
• a terminal illness
• childhood illnesses
• He died after a long illness.
• She suffers from a debilitating illness.

Extra Examples

• Diabetes is a common illness.
• He became blind after contracting a rare illness.
• She survived a life-threatening illness.
• Some illnesses occur more frequently following puberty.
• Sometimes it's hard to tell whether illnesses result from bacteria or viruses.
• As his illness progressed, Neil began to have difficulty speaking.
• They had failed to find the cause of his mystery illness.
• a drug that may be helpful in preventing illnesses such as cancer
• Have you suffered from any serious illnesses in the past six months?