Difference between infected and sore

infected

Definitions

adjective

  1. containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms

Examples

Indeed, purified antigen-specific B lymphocytes from HIV-1-infected patients can be activated invitro by HIV-1 antigens to secrete cytokines and immunoglobulins.

Patients with primary infection tend to be clinically ‘sicker’ than those who are reinfected.

The drug will be useful to hundreds of thousands of infected people.

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sore

Definitions

adjective

  1. hurting
  2. causing misery or pain or distress
  3. roused to anger

noun

  1. an open skin infection

Examples

The trek was a bit monotonous at times - I wanted to go faster - but it was relaxing, enjoyable and worth the sore backside.

Some random bluster and name-drop: "In 2005, we sponsored Rock the Vote, [garbled, something about wine], we got a chance to connect with President Obama then.

She had sore feet from walking on hard pavements all day.

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