noun
modern disease; disease of our time
Refers to illnesses or health problems characteristic of contemporary society, such as lifestyle diseases, stress-related conditions, or digital eyestrain.
スマホの使いすぎによる目の疲れは、現代病の一つと言える。
Eye strain from excessive smartphone use can be considered a modern disease.
運動不
Lifestyle diseases caused by lack of exercise and poor diet are also modern diseases in a broad sense.
Similar in meaning, but 文明病 often emphasizes diseases brought by civilization and industrialization, whereas 現代病 focuses on contemporary times.
Compound of 現代 (modern) and 病 (disease). A straightforward modern coinage.