infection
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During illness, they can also reproduce rapidly through a process called clonal expansion, helping the immune system respond to infection.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Factors that put people at a higher risk of severe infection include being older than 60, diabetes, high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease and being on immune system suppressing medication.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
After surgery, doctors recommended she receive a tetanus jag and a dose of immunoglobulin to provide immediate protection against the potentially fatal infection as she hadn't been vaccinated before.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The virus was detected this month in a Phillip Island penguin that had died, the first infection in the colony by a pathogen that has caused severe disease and death in birds worldwide.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
His father was horrified, and when the boy developed an eye infection he whisked him away from the monastery to see a doctor in Florence.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
When bacteria are repeatedly exposed to antibiotics, strains that can survive the drugs may spread, making infections more difficult to treat.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
"The idea is not to remove complement systems that are required for us to fight infections," Dixit says.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Genetic testing suggests all the infections are part of the same outbreak and there are similarities with previous outbreaks involving imported eggs.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Hundreds of Boyle Heights residents suffered health problems after a fire at a cold storage facility burned stubbornly for days, including respiratory infections, eye disorders and persistent cough, according to a new study.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
It’s a wonder her babies didn’t both die of infections.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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“About Edward Jenner” from the Jenner Institute
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