infect

Example Sentences

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People typically clear the virus on their own and often don’t even know they’ve been infected.

From Salon

Despite receiving treatment from the team's physio at half-time, Lang did not realise the cut on his elbow had been infected until he noticed swelling and increasing pain during a night shift that evening.

From BBC

When these viruses infect cells, they create structures known as virus factories inside their hosts.

From Science Daily

The herd at the large commercial farm run by Carol Houston and her husband became infected last month.

From BBC

The monitoring deadline for symptoms ranges from March 2 at LAX until March 6 at 7-Eleven for individuals who visited those spaces around the same time as the infected person.

From Los Angeles Times