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| anthrax |
an infectious, often fatal disease. Anthrax usually infects sheep or cattle, but can infect humans as well. |
| break out |
of a disease, to begin to infect people and spread. [1/5 definitions] |
| canker |
to infect with sores. [1/7 definitions] |
| catching |
likely to infect or be passed on to another. |
| contaminate |
to ruin, infect, or make dirty by touching or adding something harmful. |
| corrupt |
to contaminate or infect. [1/11 definitions] |
| inoculate |
to inject or otherwise infect (a person or animal) with a virus or microorganism, esp. in order to create immunity to a disease. [1/3 definitions] |
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