infect

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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have discovered that Toxoplasma gondii, a widespread parasite estimated to infect up to one-third of the world's population, is far more intricate than scientists once believed.

From Science Daily

Five healthcare workers in West Bengal were infected by the virus early this month, one of whom is in a critical condition.

From BBC

Among the patients who died was 10-year-old Milly Main, who acquired an infection while in remission for leukaemia, and 84 children were infected.

From BBC

The following year, nearly all of the potato fields had been infected, leading to years of famine.

From Los Angeles Times

He intermingles the bones of infected and non-infected alike, he says, “because they are alike.”

From Salon