Did you know that the verb болеть-заболеть and the short adjective болен (больна, больно, больны) are always used with the Instrumental case?
For example,
Я болею гриппом. I have a flu (I am ill with a flu)
Мы заболели коронавирусом. We caught the coronavirus (We got ill with coronavirus).
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Free and effective!Она больна простудой. She has a cold (She is ill with a cold).
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