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The phrase "the disease" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to a specific illness or medical condition. Example: The disease spread rapidly through the crowded city, causing widespread panic and concern.
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the disease
noun
An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
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She had the disease.
"That's not the disease.
None contracted the disease.
What causes the disease?
The disease took Mr. Ailey.
"We will defeat the disease".
The disease was a secret.
The disease was invariably fatal.
Eventually, the disease kills him.
The disease has not recurred.
The disease is exceedingly rare.
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