- present participle of infect.
infecting
Example Sentences
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A city-commissioned inspection report found that waste and high temperatures at the warehouse could speed up the breeding of flies capable of infecting wounds in both people and animals, a local NBC affiliate reported, external.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Before the virus was identified, it spread from herd to herd, infecting cattle and contaminating their surroundings.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
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
Librans would have to worry about dying from earth diseases, or carrying them back to Libra and infecting others.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
