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murrain

noun

Definition of murrain

as in infection

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Recent Examples of murrain Otherwise nature is outraged, floods will again sweep the land and murrains strike our cattle. — Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2016

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Noun

But be aware that cyclospora can really stick to some foods, so washing may not eliminate the risk of infection.

— Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Complications followed, including a chronic infection, keeping her tethered to the medical system.

— Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026

Definition of infection

Noun

Meanwhile, investigations into similar illnesses have been going on in 28 other states, including in Ohio, where people just across the Michigan border are also becoming sick.

— Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
But then again, Rice is said to be suffering from illness, too.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of illness

Noun

Jude, meanwhile, was shifting from tossing cones to tugging at his ears, afflicted with the same malady that had landed several of the toddlers on the room’s version of the injury list.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Several cultures use the plant therapeutically to treat a variety of maladies, including dandruff, hair loss, stomachaches, and fever.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026

Definition of malady

Noun

For the third time in a year, his young career has been temporarily derailed by an injury — this time, a thumb ailment that will sideline him into August.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
The respiratory ailment's name comes from an outbreak that hit attendees of an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

Definition of ailment

Noun

Tarrant County has reported fewer than five cases of the sickness, called cyclosporiasis, this year.

— Rachel Royster July 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
At the end of the day, both doctors agree that hotel stays shouldn’t deter people from traveling altogether, since there are always ways to proactively minimize exposure and subsequent sicknesses.

— Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026

Definition of sickness

Noun

Organisers wanted to avoid any risk of contagion as the race passed through the valley.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 5 July 2026
These conditions make Ebola especially risky, as early symptoms can be mistaken for other illnesses such as malaria and delay detection, increasing risks of contagion.

— Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of contagion

Noun

The same biological world that gives rise to forests, coral reefs and human life also produces infections, cancer, genetic disease, crop blights and toxins.

— Tara Deans, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
When a blight hits the island, the result of a curse that began when Maui stole a gem representing the heart of the goddess Te Fiti, Moana gets her quest and excuse to voyage — to find the missing Maui and force him to return the stone.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 July 2026

Definition of blight

Noun

And by that, researchers mean methods to drastically reduce the amount of illness and infirmity that currently afflict people in old age.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Colette, Mark Twain, and William Wordsworth all wrote habitually from bed, for reasons having to do with infirmity, comfort, and warding off distraction; Frida Kahlo painted self-portraits from bed, including the dreams that transcended her physical confinement.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026

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