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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.
Bird flu: the facts you need to know
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.
Staying away from sick lobsters
lives and killed 50 million worldwide (2% of those infected died).
The flu ... and you
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
It's hard to say why this bird was infected at this time,'' said Vector Control spokeswoman Stephanie Miladin.
DEAD CROW SIGN OF WEST NILE AREA BRACES FOR MOSQUITO-BORNE INFECTION
But it's not necessarily true that if you are getting "mailer-daemon" messages, you are infected with the worm.
"Deadbolt" your computer and "don't talk to strangers," anti-virus expert advises
Wash your hands frequently with soap and warm water, especially after changing your bandages or touching the infected skin.
Antibiotic-resistant skin infections spreading among gay men, also in prisons
PDT on Tuesday, The Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis, or CAIDA, part of UC San Diego's Supercomputer Center, had logged 150,000 infected computer servers and PCs worldwide.
NIMDA WORM MAY BE PEAKING, HARD TO TRACK
Other elderly people, especially those with weak immune systems, become newly infected with TB.
Tuberculosis
Until recently, CJD infected no more than one person per million annually in the U.
Brain Drain
Men who have sex with other men still represent the largest group of people with AIDS (44%), but the number of women who are infected - either through injecting drug use or heterosexual contact with men who are HIV-infected - continues to rise, with women now representing 18% of the total cases of AIDS (CDC, 1994).
Rehabilitation counseling for people with HIV disease

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