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
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South Carolina health officials recently reported the first death in over two decades from Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a rare but serious disease that is spread by infected mosquitos.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Interruption to this regimen can reactivate hidden reservoirs of infected cells, leading to the rapid resurgence of HIV in a person’s blood and the development of drug-resistant variants.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
It is spread through close contact with an infected person, such as through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
But even then, there are measures the organization could have taken to prevent the one-two pivot from the infected laptop to the Active Directory, both Gold and Medin said.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
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Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Interruption to this regimen can reactivate hidden reservoirs of infected cells, leading to the rapid resurgence of HIV in a person’s blood and the development of drug-resistant variants.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
It is spread through close contact with an infected person, such as through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
But even then, there are measures the organization could have taken to prevent the one-two pivot from the infected laptop to the Active Directory, both Gold and Medin said.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Infected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infected. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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