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infected

adjective Referring to a host with an infection.
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Such combination led to infection of pigs, which developed respiratory and neurologic symptoms after indirect exposure to infected fruit bats that shed the virus.
Wildlife, exotic pets, and emerging zoonoses (1)
Even though these viruses are nothing to sneeze at--especially for the very young, the elderly, and those already weakened by illness--most infected people recover.
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Once infected with the virus, women are affected differently than men.
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A recent set of lab experiments then showed that infected lobsters didn't care whether they shared a hiding place with a healthy lobster or with another sick one.
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"Billions of chickens in Asia have been infected and millions of people lived with them ...
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lives and killed 50 million worldwide (2% of those infected died).
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Approximately 30-35% of all ESRD patients are infected with HCV, and as a result of their condition, are unable to endure the toxicity of HCV drug treatment.
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All 34 infants born to women with HIV received antiretroviral prophylaxis, and 32 were followed up; two were HIV-infected at birth, and one was not infected at birth but tested positive by six weeks of age.
Rapid HIV test offered to women in labor proves acceptable and reliable
But it's not necessarily true that if you are getting "mailer-daemon" messages, you are infected with the worm.
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Development in the first two years of life is slower among children that are HIV-positive in comparison to HIV-negative children born to infected mothers, even when controlling for maternal drug use, illness, and poverty (Diamond, 1989; Crocker, et al.
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Although many LTC residents and healthcare personnel have been shown to be colonized, but not infected, with MRSA in the nasopharynx, there is little supporting evidence that nasal carriage is a major threat.
When drugs don't kill 'bugs': strategies for preventing the spread of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. (Feature Article)
All of the ExploreZip variants spread as an e-mail attachment and activate by destroying Microsoft Office documents and source code files from infected computers and from local networks.
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