But..not really? The disease is the body doing as it is instructed to do to combat a virus that acts just like a flu or cold, varying from "wow I sneezed" to "holy shit I can't breathe", depending on your health, age and luck.
So the more accurate thing is that the response the body is told to have is an unsafe one causing disease
The disease is the body's (failed) way of trying to adapt.
But..not really? The disease is the body doing as it is instructed to do to combat a virus that acts just like a flu or cold, varying from "wow I sneezed" to "holy shit I can't breathe", depending on your health, age and luck.
So the more accurate thing is that the response the body is told to have is an unsafe one causing disease