infectious
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“Public-health policies that single out non-U.S. citizens won’t prevent viruses from crossing our borders,” Jeanne Marrazzo, CEO of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, said in a statement.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Infectious disease experts break down the potential risk.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, adding that the project is part of its larger initiative to tackle emerging infectious diseases.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease funding for the program expired in 2024, before they could test it in humans.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Dr. William Currie’s sixty-four-page A Description of the Malignant, Infectious Fever Prevailing at Present in Philadelphia appeared at the beginning of September, when the fever was confined to a few streets and alleys.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing infectious
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act V
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An American Plague
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