infects

present tense third-person singular of infect

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Recent Examples of infects Bird flu mainly infects animals. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024 The virus primarily infects birds There are multiple subtypes of the bird flu, but H5 subtypes of influenza A are the most common. Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024 Like malaria, the disease is caused by a parasite (carried by ticks instead of mosquitoes) that infects red blood cells. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024 Foodborne illness Listeria infects about 1,600 people in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. David J. Neal, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2024 The nasal spray targets the very location where the influenza virus infects the body. Omer Awan, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024

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“Infects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infects. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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