infected

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Those infected have the Andes virus -- the only strain of hantavirus that can spread between people.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The virus can be spread between humans who come into contact with an infected person’s blood or fluids or by touching contaminated surfaces.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned there are currently "significant uncertainties to the true number of infected persons and geographic spread" of the outbreak.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

County Public Health will notify travelers seated near the infected person on the flight.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 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