例句：I think she's got epidemic meningitis. 我怀疑她得了流行性脑膜炎。
5. suffer from：常用来表示“患病”，后接疾病名词，多用于医生与病人的交谈之中。
例句：Is there anybody in your family who has suffered from the same eye disease as you? 你家中还有没有人得过跟你一样的眼病？
6. (be) ill with：如表示“患……病”的时候后面须跟with，多见于英式英语。
例句：The patient is ill with influenza. 病人患流行性感冒。
7. (be) sick with：多用于美式英语，与be ill with可以相互替换，但sick with不能改为sick of。
例句：The doctor told me that I was sick(ill) with hypertension.医生说我患有高血压。
8. fall ill(sick) with; fall ill(sick)：表示“患……病”时，后面须加with。
例句：Jackie fell ill with a fever last week and has been in bed ever since.杰基上星期发烧，一直躺在床上。