infected
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However, Williams advised people to try not to itch bites as they could become infected, and said antihistamine tablets and emollient creams could help.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
According to the DRC's figures, 10,060 people have been infected and 4,887 have died since the virus was first detected in May in the vast central African country's deadliest outbreak in its history.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
They use RNA cleanup mechanisms to remove excess RNA, helping infected cells remain functional long enough for viral replication to continue.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
At the war’s end, Mignon escaped to a displaced-persons camp in Bavaria, Germany, where she nearly died of an infected gallbladder and typhus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Indeed, her madness hung about her like a cloud, and Antain knew he had to get away, lest he become infected by it.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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