Collocations for disease - noun
ADJ.
common | obscure, rare |
dangerous, serious | mild |
dangerous, serious | mild |
chronic | acute | degenerative |
deadly, fatal, incurable, killer,
deadly, fatal, incurable, killer,
terminal
fears of a new killer disease
fears of a new killer disease
curable | preventable | communicable, contagious, infectious | non-communicable | congenital, hereditary, inherited | childhood
childhood diseases such as mumps and chicken pox
childhood diseases such as mumps and chicken pox
tropical | insect-borne, water-borne | occupational | bowel, (coronary) heart, liver, etc. | mental | sexually transmitted, social, venereal
patients suffering from venereal disease
patients suffering from venereal disease
circulatory, respiratory | Alzheimer''s, Crohn''s, etc.
QUANT.
outbreak
fears of an outbreak of Legionnaire''s disease
fears of an outbreak of Legionnaire''s disease
VERB + DISEASE
have, suffer from
He has a serious lung disease.
He has a serious lung disease.
catch, contract, get
You can''t catch the disease just from physical contact. | She got a rare liver disease when she was only twenty.
You can''t catch the disease just from physical contact. | She got a rare liver disease when she was only twenty.
die from/of
Children are still dying in their millions Tobacco lowers the body''s resistance to disease.
Children are still dying in their millions Tobacco lowers the body''s resistance to disease.
the risk of disease
the risk of coronary heart disease
the risk of coronary heart disease
the spread of (a) disease
measures to prevent the spread of the disease
measures to prevent the spread of the disease
the symptoms of a disease, the treatment for/of a disease
from preventable diseases.
from preventable diseases.
cause
a disease caused by a vitamin deficiency
a disease caused by a vitamin deficiency
carry, pass on, spread, transmit
the ticks that carry the disease | Such unhygienic practices spread disease. | The disease is transmitted by mosquitoes.
the ticks that carry the disease | Such unhygienic practices spread disease. | The disease is transmitted by mosquitoes.
diagnose | treat | combat, fight
The government must take action to fight this deadly disease.
The government must take action to fight this deadly disease.
control, manage
new drugs which help to control the disease
new drugs which help to control the disease
cure | prevent
It''s better to prevent disease by ensuring a clean water supply.
It''s better to prevent disease by ensuring a clean water supply.
eradicate, stamp out, wipe out
The disease has been eradicated from the world.
The disease has been eradicated from the world.
DISEASE + VERB
spread
They want to stop the disease spreading.
They want to stop the disease spreading.
afflict sb, strike sb | kill sb
The disease has killed 500 people so far this year.
The disease has killed 500 people so far this year.
PREP.
with a/the ~
the number of people with this disease
the number of people with this disease
~ of
a disease of the digestive system
a disease of the digestive system
PHRASES
a cure for a disease, the incidence of (a) disease
the overall incidence of disease in the world
the overall incidence of disease in the world
a patient with/sufferer from a disease
Sufferers from Alzheimer''s disease can''t cope at home.
Sufferers from Alzheimer''s disease can''t cope at home.
resistance to disease