Treating Illness Is Fighting A War

Source Domain
war

Target Domain
illness, treatment, medicine

The Disease Is An Enemy

The Body Is A Battleground

- 1 The body is not immune to invasion

- 2 The disease infiltrates your body and takes over.

Infection Is An Attack By The Disease

- 3 His body was under seige by AIDS.

- 4 He was attacked by an unknown virus.

- 5 The virus began an attack on the organ systems.

Medicine Is A Weapon

- 6 The so-called cure is no magic bullet.

Medical Procedures Are Attacks By The Patient

- 7 The doctors tried to wipe out the infection.

The Immune System Is A Defense

- 8 The body normally has its own defenses.

Winning The War Is Being Cured Of The Disease

- 9 Beating measles takes patience

Being Defeated Is Dying

- 10 The patient finally gave up the battle.

Tony Moy, Susan Sontag for examples

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