disease
noun uk/dɪˈziːz/ us/dɪˈziːz/
B1 [ C or U ]病，疾病
(an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident
a contagious/infectious disease 传染病
a common/rare/incurable/fatal disease 常见病／罕见疾病／绝症／致命疾病
They reported a sudden outbreak of the disease in the south of the country. 他们报告说该国南部地区突然爆发了这种疾病。
The first symptom of the disease is a very high temperature. 这种病的最初症状是高烧。
She has caught/contracted (= begun to have) a lung disease/disease of the lungs. 她患上了肺病。
Starvation and disease have killed thousands of refugees. 饥饿和疾病夺去了数千名难民的生命。
[ C ]（人或社会的）恶疾，弊病
something that is considered very bad in people or society
The real disease affecting the country is inflation. 影响该国的真正恶疾是通货膨胀。
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- Chickenpox is a very common disease among children.
- Regular exercise reduces the risk of coronary heart disease.
- There is no known cure for this disease .
- The children were vaccinated against the major childhood diseases.
- The disease is spread by the contamination of food and water by faeces.