# infected

Pronunciation: say "in-FEK-tid" /ɪnˈfɛktɪd/

## Adjective

1. Carrying an infection; affected by disease-causing germs in or on the body.
   - Simple: Having harmful germs in a cut, wound, or part of the body.
   - _The surgeon warned that the wound would turn infected without proper cleaning._
   - _Veterinarians isolated the infected animals to protect the rest of the herd._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of infect. — simple past and past participle of infect
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of infect. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The outbreak infected entire villages before doctors could arrive._
   - _He had infected several coworkers before he realized he was sick._

## Noun

3. A person carrying an infection; one affected by disease-causing organisms.
   - Simple: A person who has caught an infection and carries harmful germs.
   - _Relief workers struggled to feed and shelter the infected during the crisis._
   - _An infected was carried into the clinic on a stretcher just before dawn._

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