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Discover LudwigThe phrase "afflicting about" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It seems to be an incorrect combination of words and lacks proper context for usage.
Example: "The constant noise was afflicting about the neighborhood, causing distress among the residents."
Alternatives: "causing distress" or "affecting negatively".
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Delivered into the muscles of affected boys, it may be able to repair the genetic error that causes the fatal condition, afflicting about one in 3,500 male births.
It's a global problem, afflicting about 1 in 4 children around the world.
As the obesity epidemic continues, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is on the rise, afflicting about 25percentt of the population.
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in the United States, afflicting about 10% of the population [1], [2].
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder, currently afflicting about 20 million people worldwide, with increasing prevalence in an ageing society [ 1].
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It is a synthetic version of the naturally occurring coagulation protein that is missing or deficient in people with hemophilia A, an ailment that afflicts about 13,000 Americans.
Migraine, a neurological disease, afflicts about 1 in 10 Americans.
It afflicts about 34,000 people a year and kills 8,000.
It afflicts about 100 babies a year, rendering them unable to process the amino acid leucine.
By contrast, it afflicts about 100,000 dogs a year in the United States.
Nationwide, nickel allergy afflicts about 3 percent of men and nearly 20 percent of women.
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