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infections

  • plural
    of infection.
    infection
    noun
    an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.

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For scientists seeking new ways to manipulate DNA, control genes, and fight infections, this backward-acting bacterial defense could provide an unexpected starting point.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Cranberry juice has long been used to help prevent urinary tract infections.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

"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

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

We had lobar pneumonia, meningococcal meningitis, streptococcal infections, diphtheria, endocarditis, enteric fevers, various septicemias, syphilis, and, always, everywhere, tuberculosis.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas