infection

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Recent Examples of infection But isolation and lower diversity also means infections are spread more easily within the tick’s host populations. Sean Lawrence, The Conversation, 18 June 2025 While professional opinion on the effect of it is divided, some think the treatment protects nails from injury or infection. Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 June 2025 Symptoms of salmonella infection – including diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps – typically arise six hours to six days after exposure and may last 4 to 7 days. Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 June 2025 The drug abuse occurred prior to Ramirez’s imprisonment (more than two decades earlier) and was likely the cause of his hepatitis C infection, the Marin County assistant chief deputy coroner told USA Today. Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for infection
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Noun
  • Promotes Good Dental Health Research shows that blackberry extract can fight bacteria, viruses, and inflammation, which may help prevent periodontal disease.
    Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 17 June 2025
  • Experts outline the waterborne viruses, bacteria, parasites, and toxic algal blooms that can make people sick.
    Julia Ries, Health, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Linus Pauling: Fallout, radioactive fallout, causes damage to the pool of human germ plasm, in that will result–that does result–in the birth of an additional number of defective children.
    Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
  • Walking barefoot or in socks to the restroom is unhygienic and often regretted due to potential exposure to germs.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 June 2025

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