TB is a serious illness, but it can be cured.

肺结核虽然是一种严重的疾病，但可治愈。

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A very high temperature often denotes a serious illness.

高烧常常说明病得很重。

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The little girl got a serious illness.

这个小女孩得了重病。

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CDC spokesman Christopher Cox says though the idea is well-intentioned, it is not a good way to protect against serious illness.

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She lived in New York for a short time, but she was afflicted with lupus, a very serious illness, and she died at the age of 39 in 1964.

她在纽约度过一段短暂的时光，但她饱受狼疮，一种严重疾病的折磨，最终逝世于1964年。

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I had just gotten over a serious illness that I won't bother to talk about except that it had something to do with the miserably weary splitting up and my feeling that everything was dead.

我刚熬过一场重大疾病，具体就不说了,只是这与我和妻子不幸的分离有些关系,我感觉万物都没有了生机。

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Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, can be a serious illness, especially in the very young.

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The Dutch goalkeeper recently returned to action following a serious illness suffered by his wife Annemarie.

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Dr Scurr said those at risk were the elderly and those with serious illness.

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