bacteria
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The FDA has long warned against consuming raw, unpasteurized milk, citing risks of dangerous bacteria such as salmonella, listeria and E. coli that can lead to severe illness or, in rare cases, death.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Teenagers are offered the MenACWY vaccine, which protects against four types of bacteria that can cause meningitis but does not include MenB.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Proponents of raw milk say that pasteurization, a heating process that kills harmful bacteria, removes natural health benefits and that warnings around the consumption of raw milk are overstated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
According to the NHS, the vaccine protects against most types of meningococcal group B bacteria in the UK.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
These antiseptic measures worked because the chemicals killed bacteria.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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