infected
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The disease spreads from one person to another by contact with infected bodily fluids such as blood or vomit.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
Ebola spreads through direct contact with the blood, saliva or other bodily fluids of infected people or animals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Gomez takes antiretroviral therapy, a lifesaving medication that reduces the number of infected cells, making the disease less transmissible and prevents HIV from developing into AIDS.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
People can also become infected by touching contaminated objects or surfaces.
From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026
Then in the 1980s, most of the sponges in parts of the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea became infected with pollution.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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