Roleset infect.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "cause something to have an infection":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of infection, but not germ


Arg1:thing becoming infected


Arg2:infectant, germ
Reserve arg0 for only those cases where it's clearly a causal agent of infection; viruses don't count as intentional agents.

Examples:

person: third tense: past aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


passive with germ (-)
The Soviets' explanation is that the anthrax came from one lot of animal feed made from the bones of cattle that grazed on soil that *trace* was naturally infected with anthrax spores.
Arg1:	*trace* -> that -> soil
ArgM-MNR:	naturally
REL:	infected
Arg2-with:	anthrax spores

person: third tense: present aspect: perfect voice: active form: participle


germ as subject (-)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said a computer virus has infected one of its networks and is spreading anti-nuclear messages related to its Galileo space probe, which is to be launched today.
Arg2:	a computer virus
REL:	infected
Arg1:	one of its networks

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: infinitive


ancient history (-)
Charles Redmond, a NASA spokesman, said the agency discovered the virus on Monday on the collection of computer networks collectively called Internet and expected 100 university centers to be infected *trace* by today.
REL:	infected
Arg1:	*trace* -> 100 university centers
ArgM-TMP:	by today

person: third tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


with agent (-)
John infects any room he enters with his foul stench.
Arg0:	John
REL:	infects
Arg1:	any room he enters
Arg2-with:	his foul stench