infecting

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It gets inside your head, infecting the digital realm so connected to our collective psyches, awash in social media and streaming algorithms.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

How are you going to fly two withering, highly contagious people from Africa to America without killing them or infecting others on the plane?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Having recently played Detroit, the Rams must have caught a case of “Dan Campbell-ism” that is now infecting both the NFL and college games.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

Fungi without these genes were much less successful at infecting bark beetles, showing that the detoxification process is critical for overcoming the beetles' chemical defenses.

From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026

That number depends on how long each victim remains capable of infecting new victims, and how efficiently the microbe is transferred from one victim to the next.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond