reinfect
Britishverb
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Elk in the region also are infected, and could reinfect any immunized bison.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 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
The new wave has been fueled by BA.5, a super-infectious subvariant that has shown the ability to reinfect even those who recently contracted an earlier Omicron subvariant.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 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
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