infected
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Immune cells that usually defend the body by attacking infected or foreign cells appear in unusually high numbers in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease and related conditions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
Injecting antibodies can help provide temporary protection against a virus or, if already infected, help the immune system fight it off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
A memorial has been created at a school where boys were experimented on and infected with HIV and hepatitis.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Because indeed, patient zero—which refers to the first person to be infected with an illness or disease in an outbreak—is a loaded term.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Those who stood the best chance of contracting TB, which was usually spread by the infected person coughing or sneezing, lived in crowded peasant huts, urban slums, shantytowns, prisons, or homeless shelters.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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