infected

adjective

in·​fect·​ed in-ˈfek-təd 

: having an infection : contaminated with an infective agent (such as a bacterium or virus)

an infected wound

Through a number of different means, these viruses persist at very low, hard-to-detect levels in infected cells.

—The Journal of the American Medical Association

She explains that leptospirosis bacteria are shed in the urine of infected animals.

—Tania Banak

The fungus produces as many as 1 million conidia per square centimeter of infected leaf surface.

—G. B. Lucas

Examples of infected in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One of the two new cases was identified in an area that has seen continued circulation of dengue due to infected mosquitoes, while the other infected person had no history of recent travel prior to developing symptoms, the DPH said. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024

Tom Hardy makes his debut as Eddie Brock, the brash New York journalist who, after transplanting to San Francisco, becomes infected with the eponymous alien symbiote. —Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024

People can get Lassa fever by having contact with infected rats or their saliva, urine or droppings, which may happen through contaminated food or household items. —Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024

It can, however, be spread through contact with an infected person’s bodily fluids. —Addy Bink, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of infect

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined above