become infected with
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Most often, people become infected with these viruses by inhaling aerosolized urine or droppings from infected rodents.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
High dose vitamin D supplementation also did not lower the chance that household contacts would become infected with COVID-19.
From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 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
In California, 34 people have become infected with H5N1, with all but one contracting the virus from infected dairy.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
Horses, dogs, cats, and even poultry may occasionally become infected with the disease, the last three being particularly dangerous as carriers of the contagion.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
