Definition of infected in English:
infected
adjective ɪnˈfɛktɪdɪnˈfɛktəd
1(of a person, organism, etc.) affected with a disease-causing organism.
rabies results from a bite by an infected dog
- 1.1 (of air, water, etc.) contaminated with harmful organisms.
the bacteria can get into a crop from an infected water supply
- 1.2Computing Affected with a virus.
malicious code designed to steal information from infected computers
Definition of infected in US English:
infected
adjectiveɪnˈfɛktədinˈfektəd
1(of a person, organism, etc.) affected with a disease-causing organism.
rabies results from a bite by an infected dog
- 1.1 (of air, water, etc.) contaminated with harmful organisms.
the bacteria can get into a crop from an infected water supply
- 1.2Computing Affected with a virus.
malicious code designed to steal information from infected computers