infecting
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Although this sacrifice kills the individual cell, it prevents the virus from producing more copies and infecting nearby bacteria, helping protect the larger colony.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Measles patients are ushered to negative-pressure rooms to avoid infecting others in hospitals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
A city-commissioned inspection report found that waste and high temperatures at the warehouse could speed up the breeding of flies capable of infecting wounds in both people and animals, a local NBC affiliate reported, external.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
When H5N1 bird flu began infecting U.S. dairy cattle in early 2024, veterinarians struggled to identify the cause.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
He wasn’t at all sure whether he’d really been sick or whether his conscience had revolted, infecting his body, leaving him weak and nauseous.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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