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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

The researchers say the novel viruses can’t infect humans and the technology could ultimately benefit us by protecting people against drug-resistant bacteria.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

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

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

To investigate the process, researchers compared SARS-CoV-2 with RaTG13, a closely related coronavirus that infects bats but has not been known to infect humans.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026

Meg stayed at home, lest she should infect the Kings, and kept house, feeling very anxious and a little guilty when she wrote letters in which no mention was made of Beth’s illness.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 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

It normally infects animals, typically fruit bats, but outbreaks among humans can sometimes start when people handle infected animals.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

The parasite commonly infects coyotes, foxes, and other canids.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026

Engineered pollen blows just as easily as the original kind and infects all traditional plants in its path.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Of those, 65 were domestically acquired, meaning infected people became ill either in the state or after traveling within the United States.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

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

T cells are immune cells that normally help recognize and destroy infected or abnormal cells.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

Happy hour was a good place to bray, to regenerate courage, and to be infected with the enthusiasm of other men who lived to fly.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

A city-commissioned inspection report found that waste and high temperatures at the warehouse could speed up the breeding of flies capable of infecting wounds in both people and animals, a local NBC affiliate reported, external.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

“We need to get sick people out of their communities as fast as we can. We are doing our best to work with local leaders; otherwise, they will continue infecting others,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

When H5N1 bird flu began infecting U.S. dairy cattle in early 2024, veterinarians struggled to identify the cause.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 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

Suddenly, people who might have been infectious for a week before getting treated were now going around infecting others for two or three or four weeks before they got cured.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell