- plural of infection.
infections
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"Most of the time they're clear but on occasion there will be times when people have picked up serious infections and illnesses and that's obviously devastating for them."
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Cytokines play important roles in regulating inflammation, coordinating immune defenses, and directing the body's response to infections.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
By suppressing certain immune responses, they can also interfere with the mechanisms that normally protect the body from viral infections.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
It’s true that other countries have seen skyrocketing measles cases, especially Indonesia, Guatemala, India and Bangladesh, with the latter registering over 65,000 infections in the last 12 months.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
“Like all CFers, I was born terminal. Our bodies make too much mucus, and that mucus likes to get into our lungs and cause infections, making our lung function de-teri-orate.”
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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