infected

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Urgency to tamp down the invasive mosquito population in California has increased since 2023, when the state logged its first locally acquired dengue cases — meaning people were infected in their communities, not while traveling.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Governors in the U.S. worried that infected travelers would bring the disease here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The Ebola virus spreads from one person to another by contact with infected bodily fluids.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The infected mice had low levels of methionine, an essential amino acid that people normally get through food.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

She was tugging at one ear, which made me suspect it was infected.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama