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reinfect

British  
/ ˌriːɪnˈfɛkt /

verb

  1. to infect or contaminate again

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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  • reinfection noun

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If that happens, China could improve its techniques and be able to reinfect military systems with even harder-to-find software.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2023

That means it has an ability to evade natural immunity or previous protection provided by vaccines, and reinfect people who have recovered from an earlier bout of COVID-19.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2023

Gandhi noted that there are less dangerous coronaviruses that cause the common cold, and noted that those cold-causing coronaviruses frequently reinfect.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2022

Officials say BA.4 and BA.5 appear to have an ability to reinfect people who have survived earlier Omicron strains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2022

We know the rain water running down the trunk dissolves these spore masses, and they are carried down, there to reinfect the tree when insects crawl around.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting Ithaca, New York, December 14 and 15, 1911 by Northern Nut Growers Association