Question

7. we are afflicted ---------- dandruff

Answer 1

By is the right answer

Answer 2

The correct answer would be We are afflicted by dandruff.

Afflicted means adversely affected, therefore most of the time either ‘by’ or ‘with’ is used with the word.

‘With’ is usually used when there is a long-term illness or pain is associated with the word and ‘by’ is used when there the duration of illness is not long, just like dandruff.