infected

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One of the first changes they observed was reduced eating in infected mice, which suggested that the animals' metabolism had shifted.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Ebola spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, including sweat, saliva, blood, semen, excrement, urine and vomit.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

As of May 19, nine California residents have been infected, six of them children, according to the California Department of Public Health.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain has killed 238 people and infected 1,077 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the country’s health ministry—making it the third-largest Ebola epidemic in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

He was weak and his infected leg was in excruciating pain from the stress and exertion he had endured the day before, hunting for Julio.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple