infected individual

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infected
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈfek.tɪd/us
/.ɪnˈfek.t̬ɪd/
(of a person or animal) affected by an organism that can ...
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individual
noun[C]
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/us
/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which ...
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After passing through a latent, noninfectious phase of 7 days, theinfectedindividualbecomes infectious.
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In eachinfectedindividual, the parasite burden is presented by number and by biomass.
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Gastroenteritis probably occurs at a low background level in the community until aninfectedindividual contaminates a common source, and an explosive outbreak occurs.
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This often leads to a fear of the disease, especially amongst families with aninfectedindividualwho has previously undergone surgery.
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Moreover, we expected that large herds would constitute a higher risk because they would be more at risk to include at least oneinfectedindividual.
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The transmission of smallpox from aninfectedindividualto a susceptible individual is a complex process dependent upon a variety of factors.
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For each newlyinfectedindividual, a duration of carriage was drawn from the exponential distribution with a mean of 4 months.
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Infection is detected by finding the microfilariae in small pieces of skin snipped from theinfectedindividualor by palpating the subcutaneous nodules that develop around the adult worms.
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Aninfectedindividualmay harbour more than one type of these parasites, and collectively, these four species of worm may infect more than one third of the world's population.
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The intuitive explanation is that the pathogen will become extinct in a short space of time only if the latentlyinfectedindividualdies before a reactivation event takes place.
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Under those arrangements, eachinfectedindividualis entitled to a lump sum of £20,000.
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The workers decrease mouth-to-mouth exchanges of liquid, and prevent theinfectedindividualfrom moving around.
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This is because the typicalinfectedindividualis in the fully-mixed portion and thus is able to successfully cause infections.
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Theinfectedindividualmay have what appears to be a potbelly.
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The disease can also be acquired by person-to-person transfer usually via direct skin contact with aninfectedindividual.
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The effect of this has a telling implication on both theinfectedindividualand those around him or her.
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The definition must account for the fact that a typicalinfectedindividualmay not be an average individual.
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Herpes simplex is most easily transmitted by direct contact with a lesion or the body fluid of aninfectedindividual.
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Strep throat is a contagious infection, spread through close contact with aninfectedindividual.
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