infective

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Recent Examples of infective 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for infective
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infectious
Adjective
  • No one in the White House is in charge of leading the country through the potential next hit from an infectious agent, which could be more deadly than if somebody launched a physical war against us on our own shores.
    Alice Park, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Originally featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin, the song brought the crowd to a fever pitch, with its high energy and infectious beat closing out her set in true Cardi style.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Infective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infective. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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