become infected with
Example Sentences
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People become infected with the illness by consuming food or water that has been contaminated with the parasite — the infection is not transmitted from person to person.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
High dose vitamin D supplementation also did not lower the chance that household contacts would become infected with COVID-19.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 2026
Since 2022, 14 people have become infected with H5N1, with 10 of these cases resulting from exposure to poultry and the rest from dairy cows.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2024
She said they had become infected with groupthink – no-one was challenging the orthodoxy.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024
It is possible for an egg to become infected with micro-organisms, either before it is laid or after.
From The Dollar Hen by Milo M. (Milo Milton) Hastings
