Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
To Get Very Sick With the Flu
Spanish translation:
contraer una fuerte gripe
English term
To Get Very Sick With the Flu
Long-Term Health Conditions
That Make People More Likely to Get Very Sick With the Flu
Afecciones de salud prolongadas que hacen m�s probable que las personas se enfermen gravemente de la gripe
Sep 23, 2009 21:23: Andrea Quintana changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1048943">oligyp's</a> old entry - "To Get Very Sick With the Flu"" to ""contraer una fuerte gripe""
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Proposed translations
Argentina
Sworn Translator, experience since 1994
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Argentine, Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
contraer una fuerte gripe
Una opción.
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Pilar Ibarburu
: Concuerdo, me gusta más "gripe fuerte".
11 mins
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Gracias, pitranslation.
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De Novi
41 mins
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Thanks, Zanne.
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Raquel Dominguez
: Una opción correcta y sensata.
1 hr
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Gracias, rdom.
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Italy
Technical IT Translator
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Spanish to Italian, Catalan to Italian
estar muy enfermo por la gripe
¡suerte!
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Note added at 7 min (2009-09-22 14:32:17 GMT)
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Las condiciones de salud a largo plazo hacen que las personas estén muy enfermas por la gripe.
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Note added at 8 min (2009-09-22 14:33:27 GMT)
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...hacem más probable que las personas...
así también..
Chile
Accurate technical translations
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish
tener complicaciones graves al enfermarse de gripe
Saludos!!
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M. C. Filgueira
: Yo también diría algo así: "enfermedades de larga duración que aumentan el riesgo de complicación grave de la gripe".
1 hr
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Muy amable María Claudia
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Chile
Industrial Eng.,Translator,Interpreter
Native in: English , Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
condiciones en vez de afecciones, el resto OK
| De acuerdo con Castillo |
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Rodrigo Castillo H.
: «Condiciones» es calco censurable del inglés.
29 mins
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M. C. Filgueira
: En este contexto, 'condition' = enfermedad, afección. Saludos.
1 hr
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Mexico
Doctor from Mexico, fast turnaround.
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Estar muy enfermo con la influenza
presentar complicaciones al contraer/una vez contraída la gripe
mi sugerencia
Discussion
En este contexto, health condition = medical condition: enfermedad, afección (a secas).
Por lo tanto, yo diría simplemente "enfermedades de larga duración" (mucho más utilizado que "enfermedades prolongadas").
Saludos.