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infected







ADJECTIVE
poisoned
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Immune cells that usually defend the body by attacking infected or foreign cells appear in unusually high numbers in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease and related conditions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Injecting antibodies can help provide temporary protection against a virus or, if already infected, help the immune system fight it off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

More than £2bn has now been paid in compensation to victims across the UK of the infected blood scandal.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

In the county, health officials said infected fleas often are found on rats, free-roaming cats and opossums.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

A few days before, he had had a “minor” surgery to correct a previous surgery to make his lower eyelids less droopy, and now it had become infected.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio




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