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
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