infected

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that 1.4 million Africans could be infected by early 2015 if the outbreak wasn’t halted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The infected mice had low levels of methionine, an essential amino acid that people normally get through food.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Ebola spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, including sweat, saliva, blood, semen, excrement, urine and vomit.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

As of May 19, nine California residents have been infected, six of them children, according to the California Department of Public Health.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Before long, Shirley was infected by a most severe case of Dodger fever.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord