infecting
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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
Documents have also proved that Mexico's military spied on Ramos by infecting his phone with Pegasus spyware.
From Barron's • May 14, 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
How are you going to fly two withering, highly contagious people from Africa to America without killing them or infecting others on the plane?
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
No money was made available for treating MDR, yet drug-resistant strains were infecting an increasing percentage of the prison population.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
