afflicted
adj.adj. suffering from a physical or mental problem, or being troubled by something very difficult.
adj. suffering from a disease, disability, or persistent distress. Often used predicatively after a linking verb or as a participial adjective modifying a noun.
The country is afflicted by a severe drought.
Many elderly patients in this ward are afflicted with arthritis, making daily movement a significant challenge.
The region has been afflicted by decades of political instability, which has hindered the development of a robust infrastructure and a stable economy.
Typically takes the preposition 'by' or 'with'.
He is afflicted from a coldHe is afflicted with a coldAfflicted is paired with 'with' for diseases or 'by' for external troubles, but never 'from'.