The phrase "avoid being ill" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing strategies or actions taken to prevent illness or maintain good health.
Example: "To stay healthy during flu season, it's important to wash your hands frequently and avoid being ill."
Alternatives: "prevent getting sick" or "stay healthy".
However, many of our participants reported hiding some symptoms from drug-using peers to avoid being labelled as ill.
He had told the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that he felt pressured to plead guilty to avoid being portrayed as mentally ill by his defense lawyers.
The Centre was reluctant to offer its services to women who merely intended to avoid being pregnant for dubious (possibly ill-motivated) reasons, e.g. extreme fear of delivery, or because of a pregnancy's supposedly deleterious impact on their body and future career, e.g. in professional fashion models.
In the past, when bin Laden was ill he avoided being photographed, evidently careful never to project a weakened image.
Protect your weakened immune system by avoiding individuals who are ill and highly populated environments.
Avoid clothing that is ill fitting or shows too much skin; it will only make you look vulgar.
That leaves the industry exposed to adverse selection, whereby young and healthy (read: inexpensive) customers avoid buying cover until they are ill, at which point new regulations will force the industry to issue them cover.The biggest problems with this imperfect bill arise from cost.
Dr. Myles Druckman, a vice president for International SOS, says you should try to avoid standing near people who are ill, maintaining a distance of at least three to six-feet.
Stay home when you're ill and avoid exposure to other sick people.
Consumption of "hot" and "cold" foods (and beverages) are believed to cause illness and are avoided, especially when a person is ill.
