an illness or medical condition that harms a person’s or animal’s body or mind and often shows clear signs or symptoms
Regular exercise can help prevent heart disease.
The new vaccine protects children from the disease.
a harmful condition that attacks and damages plants, making them grow poorly or die
The farmer sprayed the field to stop the wheat disease from spreading.
Leaf spots are a common disease in tomato plants.
something very harmful in society, an organization, or a person’s mind that spreads and causes serious damage, like an illness
Racism is a disease that divides communities.
Some say greed is the real disease of modern capitalism.