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infection

[in-fek-shuhn] / ɪnˈfɛk ʃən /


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While researchers are still investigating the causes, triggers may include infection or other illness.

From BBC

There were only two new cases reported on Friday - that does not mean we are past the peak of infections and there are likely to be more cases in the days to come.

From BBC

One materials stock that fits the bill is water treatment and infection prevention product maker Ecolab, which sells to healthcare, industrial and food service companies.

From Barron's

Hopkins said in her 35 years in medicine, it was the most cases she had seen in a single weekend with this type of infection.

From BBC

It develops when the virus responsible for chickenpox becomes active again in the body, often years after the original infection.

From Science Daily