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Recent Examples of pathogenic
Rao and his colleagues identified CD4 T cells — or pathogenic T cells — as the ones causing an imbalance of B cells.
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
Like all foods grown outdoors, they may be exposed to a variety of harmful bacteria like salmonella and pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli).
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2024
Findings from animal studies suggest that supplementing with oregano oil may improve immune status and support gut health by reducing the number of pathogenic (disease-causing) bacteria in the digestive tract while improving the health of the gut barrier.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 12 Aug. 2024
The first human infection of H5N1, a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, was detected in April in a person with exposure to dairy cows in Texas.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
Like all foods grown outdoors, they may be exposed to a variety of harmful bacteria like salmonella and pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli).
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2024
Findings from animal studies suggest that supplementing with oregano oil may improve immune status and support gut health by reducing the number of pathogenic (disease-causing) bacteria in the digestive tract while improving the health of the gut barrier.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 12 Aug. 2024
The first human infection of H5N1, a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, was detected in April in a person with exposure to dairy cows in Texas.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024
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On July 30, Ray updated her fans again, revealing her diagnosis of infective endocarditis, a severe heart infection.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 31 July 2024
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Hospitalizations for strokes related to opioid use and infective endocarditis, a life-threatening infection of the heart’s lining and valves, increased in people under 45 from 2006 through 2015, coinciding with the opioid epidemic’s onset, the authors added.Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 23 May 2024
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What Causes Chronic Wasting Disease? CWD is caused by infectious proteins called prions.Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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Court documents show a Maricopa County Superior Court grand jury indicted Jeffrey Michael Kelly on Oct. 29 on four counts of unlawful use of an infectious biological substance or radiological agent.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Secondhand marijuana smoke has many of the same carcinogens and toxic chemicals as secondhand tobacco smoke, along with THC, the active ingredient in cannabis.David Stempel, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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In Phoenix, the industry's early history was toxic, contributing to groundwater pollution that government agencies are still addressing.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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And to make matters worse, crime rates have risen, demonstrations by taxi drivers have turned violent, and a bungled garbage collection policy has blanketed Luanda with waste and a pestilential stench.Ricardo Soares De Oliveira, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2015
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But life back then was pretty sketchy and precarious even without pestilential rats running around, unbound.Scott LaFee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2023
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Working out prior to menopause will reduce the risk of osteoporosis in your later years. And avoid harmful habits – smoking and heavy alcohol consumption can weaken bone density and increase the risk of fractures.Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Albanese cited the risks to the physical and mental health of children from excessive social media use, in particular the risks to girls from harmful depictions of body image and misogynist content aimed at boys.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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This genus is primarily known for its small but brightly colored amphibian species that are highly poisonous, most notably, the bright orange pumpkin toadlets, B. rotenbergae, B. ephippium and B. pitanga (more here).GrrlScientist, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Its most frightening aspect, though, is probably its poisonous bite.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Their virulent strain of hate, deeply rooted in antisemitism, has spread beyond the region and found fertile ground in Western democracies, including the United States.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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The latest outbreak was caused by a virulent form, and all the infections were tied to the same strain: E. coli O157:H7.Gerry Smith and Daniela Sirtori / Bloomberg, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
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Nor for that matter is pathological liar, sociopath or malignant narcissist.Richard Behar, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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These are traits typical of those people who qualify as malignant narcissists.Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Pathogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathogenic. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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