as in poisoning
to pass something harmful (such as a disease) to someone or something else
If you come to work when you're sick, you'll infect everyone in the office.
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About one year after infecting a human host, the Guinea worm creates a blister on the skin and emerges from it, which can cause burning pain, fever and swelling, according to the CDC and the World Health Organization.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
The same Montana lab that tried infecting imitation human brain tissue with CWD published a paper that maps the bottom of the CWD prion.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
The series is set in a near-future Norway where, years after closing its borders, scientists discover a lethal bacterium infecting the country’s staple protein, salmon.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Walking pneumonia has been steadily infecting more people since last spring, says the agency, with younger children accounting for the most cases.
—Alice Park, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
But flu viruses can also mutate quickly, and since 2022, H5N1 has been infecting a growing variety of mammals, including dairy cattle.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
If the air is cooler and drier, droplets stay in the air longer, which increases the chances of infecting people nearby.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
The infection at Wildlife World Zoo is the third instance of bird flu infecting animals in Arizona and the second instance in Maricopa County.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
Cross-Platform Malware Cross-platform malware is capable of infecting multiple operating systems, posing a significant threat to diverse computing environments.
—John Chirillo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
The same Montana lab that tried infecting imitation human brain tissue with CWD published a paper that maps the bottom of the CWD prion.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
The series is set in a near-future Norway where, years after closing its borders, scientists discover a lethal bacterium infecting the country’s staple protein, salmon.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Walking pneumonia has been steadily infecting more people since last spring, says the agency, with younger children accounting for the most cases.
—Alice Park, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
But flu viruses can also mutate quickly, and since 2022, H5N1 has been infecting a growing variety of mammals, including dairy cattle.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
If the air is cooler and drier, droplets stay in the air longer, which increases the chances of infecting people nearby.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
The infection at Wildlife World Zoo is the third instance of bird flu infecting animals in Arizona and the second instance in Maricopa County.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
Cross-Platform Malware Cross-platform malware is capable of infecting multiple operating systems, posing a significant threat to diverse computing environments.
—John Chirillo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Infecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infecting. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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