infect

infect
01. Don't come close to me; I have a bad cold, and I don't want to [infect] you.
02. Many people who have been [infected] with AIDS got the disease through a blood transfusion.
03. Chicken pox is an [infectious] disease which is usually not too bad for children, but which can be much more serious for adults.
04. The children all got an [infection] in their eyes after swimming in the polluted waters of the lake.
05. Don't scratch your mosquito bites or they could get [infected].
06. Her good humor is very [infectious], and everyone loves to be around her.
07. You'd better wash that cut if you don't want it to get [infected].
08. Plato said that false words are not only evil in themselves, but they [infect] the soul with evil.
09. At the turn of the century, [infectious] diseases such as tuberculosis and pneumonia were the leading cause of death in the United States.
10. Immunity occurs after a person has had a certain [infection] once.
11. In 1798, Edward Jenner proved that people could be vaccinated against [infectious] diseases.
12. Researchers [infected] the monkeys with a virus in order to test the antibiotic.
13. Doctors advise that preventing a sexually-transmitted disease is easier than treating an [infection] once it occurs.
14. Studies show that 60% of adults with HIV will develop AIDS within 12-13 years of becoming [infected].
15. It is important to isolate patients with [infectious] diseases so that others will not become sick.
16. The steel band music of Trinidad and Tobago is an [infectious] musical rhythm with a strong beat, and notes similar to American jazz.
17. In 1865, Joseph Lister became the first doctor to utilize [disinfectant] during surgery.
18. Studies show that only a fraction of the world's one billion young people know how one becomes [infected] by HIV.
19. My sister is very ill with a serious lung [infection].

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • infect — infect, ecte (in fèkt , fè kt ; au pluriel masculin, l s ne se lie pas : des lieux in fèkt et malsains) adj. 1°   Qui répand des exhalaisons d une odeur de corruption et malfaisantes. Il est puant et infect. Des eaux infectes. •   Semblables à… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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