That is an interesting question! Shakespeare actually uses the idea of disease throughout the play, I would assume as a metaphor for the corruption that has crept into Scotland in the form of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth on the throne.
Lady Macbeth talks of life as a "fitful fever" in Act III, scene ii; she also tells Macbeth he is "infirm of purpose" in Act II, scene ii, indicating that he is sick with regards to being able to follow through on their plans. And in Act V, scene iii, Macbeth has a conversation with the doctor concerning whether or not a memory that is torturing someone can be plucked from their mind, thus curing the patient. The doctor replies, however, that the "patient must minister himself" - he (or she) has to repent to cure himself as that is not something a doctor can treat the way he would the body.
Check the links below for these quotes, and also check the other quotes from at shakespeare-quotes (on e-Notes) for more possibilities. Good luck!
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