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In the first two months of 2025, tens of million of birds were affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza across 39 states, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.—Chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025 In more complex biofilms from real clinical samples, the herbal wash effectively disrupted bad biofilms and reduced pathogenic bacteria compared to chlorhexidine and Listerine.—New Atlas, 1 July 2025 There isn’t enough cinnamaldehyde and eugenol, the active ingredients that battle pests and fungal diseases, in dried and powdered cinnamon to bother a bug or pathogenic fungus.—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2025 The best way to avoid exposure to the highly pathogenic avian influenza is to not come in contact with infected animals.—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pathogenic
Word History
Etymology
patho- + -genic, after French pathogénique, German pathogenisch
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