bacterial infection
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Diseases caused by bacterial infections include diphtheria, gonorrhea, tuberculosis, and typhoid fever.
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When the researchers administered GMPs to mice with the disorder, the cells restored the animals' ability to fight bacterial infection.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Flea-borne typhus is an acute febrile bacterial infection caused by Rickettsia Typhi bacteria, which is spread by infected fleas often found on pets and wildlife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Mentally he is quite fragile, and when he becomes physically ill from a bacterial infection, he suffers a mental breakdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Necrotising fasciitis is a rare but severe bacterial infection that destroys tissue beneath the skin.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
They didn't realize that pus was ominous evidence of a bacterial infection.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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