Disease ( page 134 ).
Questions.
1. What was the early and general meaning of sick and sickness in English? 2. How long did that usage prevail? 3. What is the present restriction upon the use of these words in England? What words are there commonly substituted? 4. What is the prevalent usage in the United States?
Examples.
—— spread in the camp and proved deadlier than the sword.
The —— was found to be contagious.
He is just recovering from a slight ——.
It is not good manners to talk of one's ——s.