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
Most people who become infected with HPV will clear the virus from their body, NHS Wales says.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
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
Indeed, it is safest always to sterilize milk before using, since during the milking or in subsequent handling and transportation it is liable to become infected with germs.
From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.
