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Hospitalizations for strokes related to opioid use and infective endocarditis, a life-threatening infection of the heart’s lining and valves, increased in people under 45 from 2006 through 2015, coinciding with the opioid epidemic’s onset, the authors added.
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Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 23 May 2024
People typically get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2023
The parasite becomes infective one to five days after it is passed in the feces of the cat.
—Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Aug. 2023
Symptoms usually appear seven to 30 days after an infective bite and include high fever, chills, body aches, diarrhea and vomiting, Maryland health department officials said.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
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Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 23 May 2024
People typically get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2023
The parasite becomes infective one to five days after it is passed in the feces of the cat.
—Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Aug. 2023
Symptoms usually appear seven to 30 days after an infective bite and include high fever, chills, body aches, diarrhea and vomiting, Maryland health department officials said.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infective
infectious
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In a story that is sometimes outweighed by its tragic end, Selena y Los Dinos manages to radiate joy by showing Selena as a human being, vibrating with energy, determination, and an infectious sense of humor.—
Cat Cardenas,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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Her infectious laugh regularly pierces the newsroom noise.—
Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Infective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infective. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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