reinfect
Britishverb
Other Word Forms
- reinfection noun
Example Sentences
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She said it could just be a persistent infection that is being observed, but also speculated that the virus could be mutating rapidly — and evolving “enough to reinfect an animal.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024
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
But I tell you men, also, that unless she find that antidote she will surely reinfect herself.
From The Fighting Chance by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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