infect

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The plan is to infect males — which don’t bite — with a bacteria called Wolbachia, which effectively renders them sterile.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Ebola viruses normally infect animals, but outbreaks among humans can sometimes start when people eat or handle infected animals.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

They calculated that the virus’s infectiousness—an estimate of how many people one contagious person will infect on average—is 2.1.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

They infect in different ways and are classed in entirely different phylums, meaning they are not remotely related.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

We had to stagger back to the tiring-room holding our hands over our mouths and close the door, lest we infect the audience.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood