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Recent Examples of pathogenic
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) said Wednesday that indoor cats in King and Snohomish counties tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu.
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 27 Feb. 2025
The product could potentially contain the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, the statement cautioned.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
The facility is the only one in the state with the federal biosecurity clearance to handle and track the most dangerous samples of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
—Jia H. Jung, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
The American Veterinary Medical Association’s website discourages this due to foodborne pathogens like salmonella and listeria, and now the highly pathogenic H5N1.
—Kff Health News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 27 Feb. 2025
The product could potentially contain the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, the statement cautioned.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
The facility is the only one in the state with the federal biosecurity clearance to handle and track the most dangerous samples of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
—Jia H. Jung, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
The American Veterinary Medical Association’s website discourages this due to foodborne pathogens like salmonella and listeria, and now the highly pathogenic H5N1.
—Kff Health News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathogenic
Adjective
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His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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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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Scientists have already revived 30,000-year-old viruses from permafrost in Siberia—ones that were still infectious, though only to amoebas.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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But now, with US vaccination rates slipping, herd immunity becoming spotty, cases rising by the day, and outbreaks simmering in multiple states, the US is no longer different from far-off places that struggle with the extremely infectious virus.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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It’s forced me to reexamine my relationship with injectables, which, despite being somewhat casual, had the potential to snowball into something toxic.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
18 Mar. 2025
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In 2022, Moms Across America released a study analyzing the amount of toxic chemicals found in school lunches, and the Health Research Institute conducted the research.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Here a book worth considering is ‘From third world to first’ - Lee Kwan Yew's first person story of transforming Singapore from a pestilential swamp into a metropolis.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 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
Adjective
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This can be extremely harmful to the lungs of at-risk people, including children whose lungs are still developing, pregnant women, older adults and those with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or diabetes, according to the American Lung Assn.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Test results from Consumer Reports found potentially harmful chemicals in roughly half of the formula products.—
Geoff Harris,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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However, its seeds, flowers, and leaves are very poisonous.—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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While shooting the scene, the snake handlers identified which snakes by color were poisonous and told Goggins not to touch them.—
Lexi Carson,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Moreover, letting the virus spread uncontrollably in thousands or even millions of birds gives the virus countless opportunities to evolve and become more virulent.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
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There is no lack of virulent organisms floating around this time of year, including the ever-present COVID.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Johnston's official diagnosis was a malignant paraganglioma that had spread through her lymph nodes.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The spirit of caste is malignant and dangerous everywhere.—
Margie Burns,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Pathogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathogenic. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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