infecting

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Even with this early identification, the outbreak spiraled into the deadliest Ebola epidemic in history, infecting over 28,000 and killing over 11,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

With hantavirus, the incubation period can take up to six weeks, so people must be isolated for a really long time to ensure they won’t get sick and start infecting others.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

Meyers saw embedding a tiny AI model directly into malicious code infecting networks as a natural tactic to be explored by hackers.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

It gets inside your head, infecting the digital realm so connected to our collective psyches, awash in social media and streaming algorithms.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

The specific antibodies that we gradually build up against a particular microbe infecting us make us less likely to get reinfected once we become cured.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond