infecting

verb

Definition of infectingnext
present participle of infect
as in poisoning
to pass something harmful (such as a disease) to someone or something else If you come to work when you're sick, you'll infect everyone in the office.

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Recent Examples of infecting Herd immunity is the percent of the population that needs to be vaccinated to reduce the risk of a disease spreading and infecting those who can’t get vaccinated, either because of age, pregnancy or medical conditions. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025 The researchers then tested the cheeses over time to see whether any virus capable of infecting cells remained. — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025 Between 1912 and the 1960s, when a vaccine was developed, nearly all children got the measles before the age of 15, infecting between 3 and 4 million people per year, the CDC says. — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025

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