ETYM French affliction, Latin afflictio, from affligere.
1. A cause of great suffering and distress.
2. A condition of suffering or distress due to ill health.
3. A state of great suffering and distress due to adversity.
I have always loved the fact that my hood and my affliction share the same initials.
I'm telling you this story because Archie Cochrane, all his life, fought against a terrible affliction, and he realized it was debilitating to individuals and it was corrosive to societies.