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[Silverobama]

Let's say A got infected with the COVID-19 and he infected his wife, but he didn't have contact with B. It's his wife who infected B with the virus. I wonder if it's natural to say:

A's wife passed the virus to B and made B infected.

 

[teechar]

A got infected with [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] COVID-19

or

Let's say A got infected with the COVID-19 virus

I wonder if it's natural to say:
A's wife passed the virus to B and made B infected.

No.

It's his wife who infected B with the virus.

Use that one, or even:

It's [STRIKE]his[/STRIKE] A's wife who infected B with the virus.

 

[emsr2d2]

As long as it's already clear that it's a virus being discussed, you don't need "infected with the virus", just "infected".

Paul: Mary's got Covid!
John: Oh no! Who did she get it from?
Paul: Well, surprisingly, not from her husband. Would you believe it was Henry's wife who infected her?
John: Oh, that's bad luck. They've only seen each other once in eight months, haven't they?
Paul: Yup! They both tested positive a week later but they both feel fine.
John: That's good. Wish them well from me.

 

[Tdol]

This version works for me:

A's wife passed the virus on to B and infected him/her/them.

 

[GoesStation]

We don't make someone infected. If we're careless, we may infect someone.

 

[Tdol]

Thanks- I missed that as I was thinking about pass on.