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
G. B. LucasExamples of infected in a Sentence
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These new programs to prevent the spread The USDA's programs will fund dairy farms with infected cows to help contain the spread.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Scientists believe the most common transmission comes from soils that are contaminated by the excrement of infected animals; the abnormal proteins, scientists suggest, can endure for a decade or more after being shed.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Farmers are required to dispose of eggs and meat from infected birds.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 8 May 2024
Movement of infected birds to evade culling only served to disseminate the virus, which in the years since has spread to all continents except Australia.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 7 May 2024
Some herds with infected cows have also remained asymptomatic and are continuing to produce milk.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 3 May 2024
The viral infection can spread to humans through close contact with infected animals or their environment.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 3 May 2024
Much of the Carter Center’s work has involved public education—especially teaching residents of endemic countries to filter all drinking water before consuming it, and to keep infected people out of rivers and other water sources to prevent them from shedding worm larvae.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 2 May 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stresses the current public health risk is low — the virus isn’t known to spread among people or through the food supply, is rarely caught from exposure to infected animals, and where human infections have occurred, is often mild and manageable.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Scientists believe the most common transmission comes from soils that are contaminated by the excrement of infected animals; the abnormal proteins, scientists suggest, can endure for a decade or more after being shed.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Farmers are required to dispose of eggs and meat from infected birds.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 8 May 2024
Movement of infected birds to evade culling only served to disseminate the virus, which in the years since has spread to all continents except Australia.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 7 May 2024
Some herds with infected cows have also remained asymptomatic and are continuing to produce milk.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 3 May 2024
The viral infection can spread to humans through close contact with infected animals or their environment.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 3 May 2024
Much of the Carter Center’s work has involved public education—especially teaching residents of endemic countries to filter all drinking water before consuming it, and to keep infected people out of rivers and other water sources to prevent them from shedding worm larvae.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 2 May 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stresses the current public health risk is low — the virus isn’t known to spread among people or through the food supply, is rarely caught from exposure to infected animals, and where human infections have occurred, is often mild and manageable.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
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