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become infected with

VERB

catch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

get take

STRONG

develop incur receive sicken

WEAK

break out with come down with fall ill with fall victim to succumb to suffer from

Antonyms

WEAK

be immune

VERB

contract

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquire decline develop incur obtain weaken

STRONG

afflict cause derange disorder fall get indispose induce sicken sink take upset

WEAK

be afflicted with be ill with bring on come down with fall victim to go down with succumb to take one's death

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forfeit lose

STRONG

calm comfort discourage fail help hold misunderstand order overthrow please rise

WEAK

amplify break off dilate disagree enlarge expand extend give increase lengthen spread stretch

VERB

get

Synonyms

STRONGEST

catch

STRONG

contract sicken succumb

WEAK

be afflicted with be given be smitten by come down with get sick

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be immune give

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Each year, up to 1 billion people globally become infected with seasonal flu.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

A county's health officials have warned more children and young people could become infected with a severe strain of flu than usual at this time of year.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

Of every 1,000 children who become infected with measles, about one to three will die, the CDC says.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

Since 2022, 14 people have become infected with H5N1, with 10 of these cases resulting from exposure to poultry and the rest from dairy cows.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2024

Rats become infected with it, and fleas transmit it from them to human beings.

From The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) by Worcester, Dean C.

become infected with

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