infection
Example Sentences
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Health authorities in Brazil are monitoring two patients for possible Ebola infection in the country's two biggest cities, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Days later, he ended up in an emergency room, where medical testing later confirmed an E. coli infection that resulted in a life-threatening kidney complication, according to his attorney.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
No infection has yet been recorded at the Kingonze displaced persons' camp, which was built in 2018.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection, which can lead to liver damage, cancer and death.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Antibiotics would stop any infection that might result from the broken bones, the bullet, or the clothing fibers driven into the wound.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
Vocabulary lists containing infection
“About Edward Jenner” from the Jenner Institute
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Life Science: Human Systems
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National Nurses Week: Medical Branches and Conditions
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