as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
in the olden days people were always suffering from some unknown malady
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Recent Examples of malady
Mental Illness in the Middle Ages In Europe in the Middle Ages, people often saw mental illness as a spiritual malady.
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Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024
Such images were tools of propaganda that romanticized the Caribbean as a utopia after decades of associating the region with savagery and malady.
—Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2024
The foreclosure and seizure of the building provide fresh evidence that financial maladies continue to afflict the Bay Area office market in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
The demands of the industry led to fatigue, depression and a number of other mental and emotional maladies.
—Jeremy Helligar, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
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Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024
Such images were tools of propaganda that romanticized the Caribbean as a utopia after decades of associating the region with savagery and malady.
—Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2024
The foreclosure and seizure of the building provide fresh evidence that financial maladies continue to afflict the Bay Area office market in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
The demands of the industry led to fatigue, depression and a number of other mental and emotional maladies.
—Jeremy Helligar, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
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But though ruthlessly efficient at killing off some frog species, the fungus is highly vulnerable to heat: Temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius (about 85 degrees Fahrenheit) slow disease progression.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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The agency’s $48 billion budget funds medical research on cancers, vaccines and other diseases through competitive grants to researchers at institutions throughout the nation.Aleccia Washington, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
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Summary Ginger has been used for hundreds of years to treat various ailments, including pain, nausea, digestive issues, and more.Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 21 Nov. 2024
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And most carried three pill bottles or more for various chronic ailments.Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Health experts said that could deter more Americans from receiving Covid shots and routine immunizations against various diseases that have for decades saved millions of lives and prevented crippling illnesses.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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With chronic illness, little moments like these become milestones.Alana Kaufman, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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The decline of in-person theater attendance, seen by many as one of the biggest ills affecting the industry, also seems to be not such a big problem for those financing AFM-friendly independent films, which have not traditionally focused on theatrical deals.Todd Longwell, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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Sometimes the dots that connect horror movies to larger societal ills can only be recognized with the benefit of hindsight.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
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Sometimes the predatory instinct will get the better or the fever.Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Walking pneumonia shares symptoms with common upper respiratory infections, such as fever, runny nose, and cough, which aren’t specific to any particular virus or bacteria.Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Malady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malady. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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