infected
Example Sentences
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Not only could they not dock and get help for the visibly ill, but there was no way to know who else may have been exposed and infected.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
This is the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, a high-tech facility designed to treat patients infected with highly lethal viruses or bacteria without transmitting them to hospital staff or the public.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Other suspected cases and potential close contacts of infected people are being investigated, according to health authorities.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Most hantavirus infections occur when people are exposed to contaminated droppings, urine or saliva of infected rodents.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
By this time the craze for Internet stocks was completely out of control and had infected the Stanford University medical community.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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