infect
verb (used with object)
to affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs.
has infected
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present perfectof infect (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This time, the Bundibugyo variant has infected 3,973 people, killing 1,801 of them in the first 10 weeks alone, giving it the potential to accelerate much faster from now on, epidemiologists warn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
While the outbreak has infected thousands of people, the CDC says deaths from cyclosporiasis are far from common, as it is "not usually life-threatening".
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
It has led to the deaths of more than 400 million poultry worldwide and has infected dairy cows, mink, foxes, bears, otters, and many other mammals and wild birds.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 12, 2026
In the wake of a measles outbreak in Canada that has infected thousands of people over the past year, an international health agency revoked the country’s measles-free status on Nov. 10, 2025.
From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2025
It has infected law enforcement activities on roads, sidewalks, highways, train stations, airports, and the nation’s border.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
