infecting
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A city-commissioned inspection report found that waste and high temperatures at the warehouse could speed up the breeding of flies capable of infecting wounds in both people and animals, a local NBC affiliate reported, external.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Rather than primarily infecting the lungs, H5N1 caused severe infections in the udders while leaving the respiratory system largely unaffected.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Many residents hide sick relatives from health workers, inadvertently infecting themselves through contact with the sweat and blood of the ill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
With hantavirus, the incubation period can take up to six weeks, so people must be isolated for a really long time to ensure they won’t get sick and start infecting others.
From Slate ● May 16, 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
