infect
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"For reasons we don't understand, HIV really wants to use CCR5 receptors to infect cells," Sacha said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
It isn’t likely to be applied immediately to viruses that infect humans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
They were then refined to produce a type of virus, known as a bacteriophage, which infect only specific species of bacteria.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Already, mosquito-borne diseases kill more than 1 million people and infect about 700 million worldwide each year.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Mimicry, they argue, is also one of the means by which we infect each other with our emotions.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
The virus that sparked a global pandemic still regularly infects, disables and kills hundreds of people per week.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
The heat-loving parasite infects the intestines and is transmitted through faecal contamination.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The U.K. also announced sanctions against hackers responsible for Lumma Stealer, malware that sucks up sensitive information from devices it infects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The virus normally infects animals, typically fruit bats, but outbreaks among humans can sometimes start when people eat or handle infected animals.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Engineered pollen blows just as easily as the original kind and infects all traditional plants in its path.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
Fifty-five people have been infected with E. coli or salmonella in connection with the outbreak, the health agency said, including two people who contracted both pathogens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Most humans who are infected will not experience any symptoms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
While rarely fatal, Lyme disease can cause rashes and flu-like symptoms among people who are bitten by an infected tick, and in some cases neurological problems.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Vultures' powerful stomach acids allow them to safely consume infected animals, helping stop diseases such as anthrax and rabies from spreading.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Too many others had let their tattoos get infected, and that had taken them to the camp surgeon.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
This week government agencies linked Taylor shredded iceberg lettuce—served at Taco Bell locations—to cyclosporiasis illnesses infecting thousands of people in five states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Before the virus was identified, it spread from herd to herd, infecting cattle and contaminating their surroundings.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
In an interview with the Reuters news agency, Gaston urged the child and her mother to go to a health centre, as they risked "worsening their health" and "infecting their relatives".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
With hantavirus, the incubation period can take up to six weeks, so people must be isolated for a really long time to ensure they won’t get sick and start infecting others.
From Slate ● May 16, 2026
No money was made available for treating MDR, yet drug-resistant strains were infecting an increasing percentage of the prison population.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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