infectious
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Polio is a highly infectious viral disease: While many who contract it experience mild symptoms, for some it results in serious damage to the nerve cells that control muscles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
“With summer travel underway and Los Angeles County welcoming large gatherings and international visitors during World Cup events, the risk of exposure to infectious diseases may increase,” said Dr. Muntu Davis, the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
CWD is a fatal neurological disease caused by infectious proteins called prions.
From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026
Montarce held out women’s health and infectious diseases as two areas in which the company believes it could gain an edge with time.
From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026
Neither the Indians nor the Pilgrims had our contemporary under standing of infectious disease.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing infectious
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act V
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National Nurses Week: Common Medical Terms
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An American Plague
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