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disease

[dih-zeez] / dɪˈziz /


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Officials are investigating a potential case of hantavirus, a rare but deadly disease that attacks the lungs, in an inmate at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in Marin County.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The deepest mystery of the plague is why this bacterium—in normal times a pathogen of wild rodents—erupted to cause some of the most world-altering disease outbreaks on record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Last year, researchers at King's found that following the mediterranean diet can reduce gum disease and that successful dental treatment can lower the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

No approved medication can slow, stop, or reverse the underlying disease process.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Also on hand were men and women in wheelchairs who suffer from cortex injury or disease.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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