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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Abby sets out on a patrol and accidentally awakens a swarm of infected zombies.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
But the agency was unable to confirm the outbreak as connected to that location since there was no infected lettuce left by the time investigators learned where the E. coli was coming from.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The boy was suffering from an infected surgical wound.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
The outlet reported that the outbreak began in St. Louis County in Missouri in early November 2024 and the FDA officially closed its investigation in February, without disclosing what had happened or sharing which companies had produced the infected lettuce.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Eliana Dockterman, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
But the agency was unable to confirm the outbreak as connected to that location since there was no infected lettuce left by the time investigators learned where the E. coli was coming from.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The boy was suffering from an infected surgical wound.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
The outlet reported that the outbreak began in St. Louis County in Missouri in early November 2024 and the FDA officially closed its investigation in February, without disclosing what had happened or sharing which companies had produced the infected lettuce.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Infected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infected. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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