noun · neutral
disease
UK/dɪˈziːz/US/dɪˈziz/di·SEASE
a particular illness or medical condition that affects people, animals, or plants
Examples
“Malaria is a serious disease in some tropical regions.”
“Many diseases can be prevented by vaccination.”
“Public health campaigns reduce the spread of infectious diseases.”
Band 8 sentence
“Emerging infectious diseases require coordinated international surveillance and rapid response.”
Collocations
- infectious disease
- chronic disease
- prevent disease
Word family
Common mistakes
Many informations about the disease were shared.→Much information about the disease was shared.
He got a disease last year.→He contracted a disease last year.
Say it for a higher band
5sickness→6illness→7+disease
Synonyms
illness
sickness
Easily confused
illness
“The researcher studied the causes of the illness over several years.”
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