bacterial infection
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Diseases caused by bacterial infections include diphtheria, gonorrhea, tuberculosis, and typhoid fever.
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The ministry said Rivera's "physical and neurological deterioration" was "a consequence of a bacterial infection caused by the COVID-19 virus."
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that can be spread to humans by infected ticks, and affects an estimated 476,000 Americans each year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Karen's daughter, Liz, said she believed her mother contracted shigella while on holiday, a bacterial infection that can affect the gut.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 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
“He was a day away from a bacterial infection that would have stopped his heart,” I said.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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