infection
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The tribunal heard he intravenously administered vitamin C and garlic oil to both patients as a treatment for cancer and reused intravenous bags, exposing patients to risk of serious infection.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
She said that by the time doctors properly diagnosed the actor, the infection had already spread “not only to his spine but also to his brain.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Established in 1970 under the Public Health Service Act, the Title X program has traditionally aimed to provide access to affordable services, including contraceptive methods, pregnancy testing, options counseling, and sexually transmitted infection testing.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
The researchers began by studying Danish patients who had experienced a serious bloodstream infection caused by the gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
They didn't realize that pus was ominous evidence of a bacterial infection.
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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