infections

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Health experts believe that some of the infections on board MV Hondius may have passed between people that were in very close contact.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Three symptomatic people -- dubbed "super-spreaders" -- accounted for two-thirds of the infections.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Hantaviruses, which are found around the world, usually only cause infections in people who are at high risk of exposure to the droppings, saliva and urine of infected rodents, or contaminated dust.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

A patient fell ill with a strain capable of human-to-human transmission after returning from the cruise ship where other infections occurred.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Watchmakers added it to paint to make watch dials glow, and doctors administered it in powdered form to treat everything from seasickness to ear infections.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot