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"For reasons we don't understand, HIV really wants to use CCR5 receptors to infect cells," Sacha said.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

It is possible that one day, he said, someone will use a similar approach to make viral proteins or viruses themselves that infect people and evade vaccine protection or natural immune responses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The resulting 16 novel viruses were created to infect bacteria and pose no threat to people.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Already, mosquito-borne diseases kill more than 1 million people and infect about 700 million worldwide each year.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

The virus, therefore, could infect the lungs on contact.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

The virus that sparked a global pandemic still regularly infects, disables and kills hundreds of people per week.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

It uses a common cold virus that infects chimpanzees that has been genetically modified to make it safe.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

The U.K. also announced sanctions against hackers responsible for Lumma Stealer, malware that sucks up sensitive information from devices it infects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

According to the study, this is the first documented case of a spider imitating a parasitic fungus that infects other spiders.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026

Provided that each victim thereby infects on the average more than one new victim, the bacterium will spread, even though the first host happens to die.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Despite facing notable challenges and coming of age in a culture infected by “big woe,” or an onslaught of despairing information, Moore believes there is still reason for young people to be optimistic.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

The epidemic, which has hit the conflict-hit east and northeast of the country, has caused 3,007 deaths and infected 6,186 people, the Congolese National Institute of Public Health said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

The remaining five infected individuals are receiving medical treatment, a spokesperson for airport operator Fraport said.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Their name comes from their ability to rapidly recognize and destroy abnormal cells, including cancer cells and cells infected by viruses.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

I am infected by Ai’s pure pleasure in our achievement.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

On Thursday, federal authorities linked shredded iceberg lettuce from a Mexican supplier for Taco Bell restaurants in five states to the outbreak infecting thousands of people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Rather than primarily infecting the lungs, H5N1 caused severe infections in the udders while leaving the respiratory system largely unaffected.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

In an interview with the Reuters news agency, Gaston urged the child and her mother to go to a health centre, as they risked "worsening their health" and "infecting their relatives".

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

With hantavirus, the incubation period can take up to six weeks, so people must be isolated for a really long time to ensure they won’t get sick and start infecting others.

From Slate ● May 16, 2026

The ones causing the epidemic to grow — the ones who were infecting two and three and four and five others with their disease — were the remaining 168.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell