[Grammar] Right preposition with the word 'disease'

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nordway

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What is the right preposition in the following sentence: "Pneumonia is a common complication in/during (???) this disease."?
 

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I think I'd use 'of'.

But what's the disease you're talking about?

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Does it matter? For intance AIDS. So the sentence "Pneumonia is a common complication of AIDS." is OK?
 

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