noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
contracting a disease; coming down with an illness
Formal or medical term for becoming ill; often used in news reports and official statements. The する form is intransitive.
新型ウイルスに罹患した患者が増えている。
The number of patients who have contracted the new virus is increasing.
彼はインフルエンザに罹患して
He came down with the flu and was absent from school.