Correspondence making half of them sicken

I believe the answer is:

e-mail

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(Other definitions for e-mail that I've seen before include "Messages via the internet" , "Online message" , "Electronic message" , "Transmission of correspondence via internet" , "Send a message" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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