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infecting

verb as in pollute, contaminate

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The researchers used these so-called primary neurons to determine that hepatitis E viruses are capable of infecting the nerve cells directly.

And then there’s bird flu, which isn’t just infecting dairy cows and poultry lately, but has also massacred millions of wild birds.

From Salon

Agenda 47, Trump’s collection of policy proposals, includes a pledge to protect students from the “radical left and Marxist maniacs infecting educational institutions.”

From Salon

Even her own father briefly succumbs to the sickness infecting the land and puts a warrant on her head.

Besides getting vaccinated, California health officials urged people to take other steps to prevent getting sick and infecting others.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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