olemus
(1) otseses bioloogilises tähenduses

Wiktionary:
infect, verb
1. (transitive) to bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (pathogen)
2. (transitive) to contaminate (an object or substance) with a pathogen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infection

(2) infoturbes, metafoorina:
sissepääsenud kahjurvara sisaldav
= a condition where malicious software is installed onto a computer or other device without a user's knowledge

https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/1368-6-signs-computer-infected.html

https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/security-info/infection-techniques/

vt ka
- akustiline nakatus
- BIOS-püsinakatus
- nakatusvõime