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infections

NOUN

contamination

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bug disease epidemic flu pollution virus

STRONG

contagion corruption defilement germs impurity poison

WEAK

communicability contagiousness insanitation septicity what's going around

Antonyms

WEAK

sanitation sterility

Example Sentences

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But the issue with studies like this is that they tell us little about the true number of infections.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

Studies on root canal infections suggest the two are closely connected.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Most transmission seems to occur after a person develops symptoms; the long incubation period allows for plenty of time to do contact tracing; and superspreader events seem to contribute to most infections.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The case brings the total number of infections to 11, all among cruise passengers.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

This is the genuinely decisive technology of modern medicine, exemplified best by modern methods for immunization against diphtheria, pertussis, and the childhood virus diseases, and the contemporary use of antibiotics and chemotherapy for bacterial infections.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas