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saliva

[suh-lahy-vuh] / səˈlaɪ və /


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Arakawa was found to have died on or around Feb. 11 from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a very rare disease that is spread by infected rat droppings or saliva.

From MarketWatch

After she died in 2024 in northern Spain, aged 117, scientists took samples from her stool, blood, saliva, and urine and compared them with 75 other women from the Iberian peninsula.

From BBC

Researchers closely tracked symptoms and collected daily nasal swabs, saliva samples, and blood samples to monitor infection and antibody development.

From Science Daily

Researchers have found that arginine, an amino acid naturally present in saliva, plays an important role in reducing tooth decay.

From Science Daily

Even just breathing out little saliva droplets on food that is later consumed by someone else can spread infection.

From Los Angeles Times