To infect is to introduce a disease into a person or thing. When you infect yourself with a virus, you are putting yourself at risk for getting sick.
The virus is highly contagious, and can infect anyone who comes in contact with it.
The virus was able to infect the computer system, and caused a lot of damage.
verb
To bring into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen).
verb
To make somebody enthusiastic about one's own passion.
1
Episodes are triggered by febrile illness, infection, or fasting.
2
The virus may have already crossed the placenta to infect the fetus.
3
Feral populations can also pass on transmissible infections to domestic herds.
4
It infects the remainder of the pages.
5
The infection is preventable by vaccination.
6
The infection is very contagious.
7
The origin of the infection is unknown.
8
It is the result of an untreated syphilis infection.
9
Multiple infections of the erythrocyte are uncommon.
10
Infection is related to the ingestion of seafood.