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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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
More testing is necessary to determine if there is any risk of the virus spreading via airborne particles that are spewed from an infected animals.
—Alice Park, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
However, some infected persons may have no symptoms at all.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
But so far, culling infected flocks hasn't been enough to curtail the assault from the virus, which was identified Wednesday in another Michigan commercial poultry facility, according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2024
The bacteria from infected rat urine can thrive in warm and moist environments for weeks.
—Syeda Khaula Saad, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2024
In addition to the cattle infections, a farmworker in Texas who was in close contact with infected dairy cows also became infected, but experienced only mild symptoms.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
The team has found two more infected birds since the study ended.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
So far, no herds linked to raw milk providers have reported cows infected with bird flu, but the agencies recommend that the industry not make or sell raw milk or raw milk cheese products made with milk from cows that show symptoms — or are exposed to infected cows.
—Jonel Aleccia, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
More testing is necessary to determine if there is any risk of the virus spreading via airborne particles that are spewed from an infected animals.
—Alice Park, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
However, some infected persons may have no symptoms at all.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
But so far, culling infected flocks hasn't been enough to curtail the assault from the virus, which was identified Wednesday in another Michigan commercial poultry facility, according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2024
The bacteria from infected rat urine can thrive in warm and moist environments for weeks.
—Syeda Khaula Saad, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2024
In addition to the cattle infections, a farmworker in Texas who was in close contact with infected dairy cows also became infected, but experienced only mild symptoms.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
The team has found two more infected birds since the study ended.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
So far, no herds linked to raw milk providers have reported cows infected with bird flu, but the agencies recommend that the industry not make or sell raw milk or raw milk cheese products made with milk from cows that show symptoms — or are exposed to infected cows.
—Jonel Aleccia, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
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