disease's
Belonging to ailment
Disease's is the possessive form of disease, indicating something belonging to or associated with a disease.
It typically appears before nouns describing characteristics, effects, or attributes: the disease's progression, the disease's symptoms, the disease's origin.
Less common than phrases using "of the disease."
Oppressive weight or duty
- tollFee for passage
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- ravagesDestructive effects over time
consequences · effects · aftermath · damage · disability · mortality · healthcare · treatment
Care for an ailment
- cureTreatment that heals
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
prevention · vaccination · control · eradication · containment · quarantine · screening · surveillance
Indicators of disease
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- progressionSequential forward movement
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- etiologyScience of disease origins
pathogen · infection · transmission · virulence · mortality · morbidity · onset · manifestation
Starting point or source
- sourcePoint of origin
- causeWhat produces an effect
- triggerWhat initiates action
- risk factorsElements increasing adverse outcomes
genetics · heredity · mutation · exposure · lifestyle · environment · contamination · carrier
burden
Oppressive weight or duty
- tollFee for passage
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
ravages · consequences · effects · aftermath · damage · disability · mortality · healthcare · treatment · hospitalization
treatment
Care for an ailment
- cureTreatment that heals
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
intervention · prevention · vaccination · control · eradication · containment · quarantine · screening · surveillance · monitoring
symptoms
Indicators of disease
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- progressionSequential forward movement
- prognosisPredicted disease course
etiology · pathogen · infection · transmission · virulence · mortality · morbidity · onset · manifestation · complications
origin
Starting point or source
risk factors · genetics · heredity · mutation · exposure · lifestyle · environment · contamination · carrier · reservoir
disease'shealth
Condition of body, mind
healthiness · wellness · soundness · fitness · robustness
disease'swellbeing
State of comfort and health
well-being · flourishing · thriving · good health · perfect health
- heart diseaseMalfunction of blood-pumping organ
- social diseaseInfection spread through intimacy
- degenerative diseasesConditions causing gradual deterioration
- disease outbreakRapid spread of illness
- gum diseaseInfection of mouth tissue
- mad cow diseaseFatal bovine neurological disorder