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Topic: infection

Woman Suffering From A Cold Lying In Bed (Getty Images/Obradovic)

COVID could evolve to become more severe

Nicole Karlis
3D model of the novel Coronavirus (Getty Images)

A troubling new coronavirus mutation

Matthew Rozsa
This undated image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Feb. 4, 2015 shows an electron microscope image of a measles virus particle, center. Measles is considered one of the most infectious diseases known. The virus is spread through the air when someone infected coughs or sneezes. (AP Photo/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cynthia Goldsmith) (AP)

Why measles broke out in N.Y.

Michelle Andrews - KFF Health News
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Infection lapses rampant in nursing home

Jordan Rau - KFF Health News
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FILE - This file photo provided by the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a colorized transmission of the MERS coronavirus that emerged in 2012. ((AP Photo/National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases via The Canadian Press, File))

Sarah Gray
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