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bacterial infection

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  1. An infection caused by bacteria. The growth of many disease-causing bacteria can be halted by the use of antibiotics. (Compare viral infection.)


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Diseases caused by bacterial infections include diphtheria, gonorrhea, tuberculosis, and typhoid fever.

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A deadly virus and bacterial infection have killed at least 72 tigers at a private animal park in Thailand's north in recent weeks, authorities said.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

The study, published in Nature Chemical Biology, shows that an antibody created in the laboratory was able to eliminate a normally fatal bacterial infection in mice.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

Her stomach issues also have not improved, and a doctor in Colombia has diagnosed her with a severe bacterial infection.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

He is credited on a research abstract in 2019 for a proposed study on a bacterial infection common in hospital settings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

There was nothing to directly attack a bacterial infection.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman