infected
adjective
in·fect·ed
in-ˈfek-təd 
: having an infection : contaminated with an infective agent (such as a bacterium or virus)
an infected wound
Through a number of different means, these viruses persist at very low, hard-to-detect levels in infected cells.—
The Journal of the American Medical Association
The Journal of the American Medical AssociationShe explains that leptospirosis bacteria are shed in the urine of infected animals.—Tania Banak
Tania BanakThe fungus produces as many as 1 million conidia per square centimeter of infected leaf surface.—G. B. Lucas
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Other properties of the HA protein would need to change for the virus to be able spread by aerosols — tiny, infected airborne particles.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
As of Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had confirmed H5N1 infections in 58 people: 35 as a result of working with infected dairy cows, 21 from infected poultry, and in two cases, the source is unknown.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Kaseya said Thursday that more information about the disease should be known in the next 48 hours as experts receive results from laboratory samples of infected people.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
While most human infections of bird flu continue to be in farm workers exposed to infected animals, health officials are on the watch for any indications of spread among humans.
—Matthew Brockett, Fortune Asia, 2 Dec. 2024
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Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
As of Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had confirmed H5N1 infections in 58 people: 35 as a result of working with infected dairy cows, 21 from infected poultry, and in two cases, the source is unknown.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Kaseya said Thursday that more information about the disease should be known in the next 48 hours as experts receive results from laboratory samples of infected people.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
While most human infections of bird flu continue to be in farm workers exposed to infected animals, health officials are on the watch for any indications of spread among humans.
—Matthew Brockett, Fortune Asia, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Infected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infected. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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