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disease

[dih-zeez] / dɪˈziz /


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While these animals often show no signs of illness, the tapeworm can cause severe disease in domestic dogs and humans if transmission occurs.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

It works by engineering a civil war within the immune system – to get one part to destroy the part causing disease.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The Swiss drugmaker said an early and mid-stage study for the drug, del-brax, in rare genetic disease facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy met its primary goal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

If the insect was left unchecked, the disease could cost the California wine industry $166 million annually, California Department of Food and Agriculture officials said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

My community’s love and emotional support helped me and my family through our trying time and has kept my hope alive that one day we’ll put an end to this disease.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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