Words used around here about a person just starting some sickness—for example, pneumonia: “She ________ pneumonia.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| CAME DOWN WITH | 8 |
| IS COMING DOWN WITH | 7 |
| CAUGHT | 6 |
| GOT | 4 |
| COMING DOWN WITH | 3 |
| ACQUIRED | 1 |
| COME DOWN WITH | 1 |
| COMING DOWN | 1 |
| DEVELOPED | 1 |
| GETTING | 1 |
| HAS | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE A | 1 |
| STARTING WITH | 1 |
| WENT DOWN WITH | 1 |
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