infection
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This weakening of immune protection could make it easier for an infection to develop, similar to how bacteria can enter through a cut on the foot and cause illness.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
At the same time, the macrophages become less effective at fighting the bacteria that triggered the infection in the first place.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Furthermore, the damage did not depend on the immune pathways normally activated during infection.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
It is not contagious, caused by an infection or by poor personal hygiene.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
“You mustn’t worry about her. Dr. Patel says it’s an infection and she will be fine.”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Last week alone, cases jumped by 8%, with 330 infections reported, outpacing the entire total of cases in 2024, in which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counted 285 cases.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
Children account for about one-third of deaths and more than one-quarter of infections in the current crisis -- more than 2,000 cases, according to UNICEF.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Cat’s claw has been promoted to treat osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, viral infections and other conditions, according to the integrative health center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The disease has also recently spread to Kenya, which has reported at least nine infections.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Finally, small human populations are also susceptible to nonfatal infections against which we don’t develop immunity, with the result that the same person can become reinfected after recovering.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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