How to sign disease in American Sign Language

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Sign Instructions:

With your hands oriented toward yourself, place your dominant hand against your forehead and your non-dominant hand against your chest. Slightly rotate your wrists back and forth a couple of times.

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Sequential Image Breakdown

Sequential Breakdown of disease

Beginning and End Frames

Beginning of Sign

First Frame of disease

End of Sign

Final Frame of disease

Dominant Handshapes for this sign

Dominant Handshape for disease
Extend the index finger straight up and touch the tip of the thumb to the tip of the middle finger with the ring and pinky fingers bent in the same way as the middle finger.

Non-Dominant Handshapes for this sign

Non-Dominant Handshape for disease
Extend the index finger straight up and touch the tip of the thumb to the tip of the middle finger with the ring and pinky fingers bent in the same way as the middle finger.

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