infect
verb (used with object)
to affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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Most virologists demur when asked about which variant — or variants — will be infecting people this winter.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2022