infected
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While rarely fatal, Lyme disease can cause rashes and flu-like symptoms among people who are bitten by an infected tick, and in some cases neurological problems.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
“There is a sense of inevitability about it, and I think that’s infected perhaps a lot of the political discourse in California,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Both Wilcox and Edwards point to a wider pattern stretching from Aberfan and Hillsborough to the Post Office and infected blood scandals.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The measles spreads easily through the air when an infected person breathes, talks, coughs or sneezes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
He opened the car door and a mix of laughter, loud, unintelligible words, and thrash metal music flowed into our forest and infected it with them.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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