afflicted with, suffers from, victim of
When discussing diseases or conditions, avoid using afflicted with, stricken with, suffers from or victim of. Instead, use living with or diagnosed with, as appropriate.
Victim of crime is an ICD diagnosis and is appropriate to use in when discussing such the medical diagnosis, but preferable language surrounding persons who have experienced crime is survivor of.
Victim is also used in legal terminology, and may be discussed in that context when discussing a murder victim, a rape victim, or an unnamed victim represented whose case is brought by the state (meaning the prosecution). However, outside the legal terminology, again, defer to humanistic terms such as survivor of.
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