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infected

infected

5 3.3
Having germs like bacteria or viruses that make the body sick
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈfɛktɪd/
translation icon : infectado
  • Therefore, preventing the introduction of the virus into breeding colonies, depopulation of infected rodents, and correct use of personal protective equipment are the most efficient ways to mitigate human exposure.
  • infected rodents
  • infected individuals
  • area of infected

So there's quite a few infected people around.

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Examples

  • Like so many children in her region, Mei Ling is infected with hookworms.

  • In terms of their knowledge about ASF transmission, 68.1% of farmers and 74.1% of butchers knew that infected animals will transmit the disease.

    Academic text (2018)

  • You would then guess how many infected people are there in the county.

  • You can be infected and have no symptoms for a couple of weeks.

  • Could any infected person have gotten out of this village and spread it?

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Why did people send back the infected patients to the nursing homes?

  • And these people would become infected and sick with smallpox.

  • Babies who are born to infected mothers can get chlamydial infections in their eyes and respiratory tracts.

    Blog text (9)

  • Many types of viral and bacterial pathogens that grow in the gut of infected people may contaminate water and food.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The doctor confirmed that his wound was infected and needed immediate treatment.

Synonyms

diseased
vsinfected
26 3.7

Having an illness or infection that makes it not healthy

refers to presence or result of disease causing organisms rather than visible signs
septic
vsinfected
  • Specialized
19 7.2

Infected with bacteria or harmful germs that can make you sick

is the broader term for presence or result of disease causing organisms

Antonyms

healthy
695 1.0

In good body and mind condition without sickness or injury

uninfected
5 3.4

Without harmful germs that cause disease

Compounds

non-infected
4.6

People who do not have an infection

How Infected

septic
  • Specialized
19 7.2
infected
5 3.3
uninfected
5 3.4

Surface Forms

infected positive

Morphology

infected = infect (transparent) = infect + ed

Standard adjectival/past-participle formation from the verb 'infect'; meaning 'affected by infection' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Infected comes from old Latin parts in- ('in') and -fect (from a word meaning 'to put' or 'make'), a root you see in words like factory or perfect. So an infected wound is something that has had harmful germs 'put into' or 'stained' it, which is why it can make you sick.