become infected with
Example Sentences
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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
About 1 in 20 people who become infected with dengue will become seriously ill, suffering shock, internal bleeding, organ impairment or respiratory failure.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024
His lab has done experiments showing pigs can easily become infected with a different 2.3.4.4b virus.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 25, 2024
The reason is now clear, because it is known that the brunette or the blond, the old or the young, may become infected with the tubercle bacillus.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 by Various
