reinfecting
Catching it twice
Reinfecting is infecting again—either catching the same illness a second time or transmitting it anew.
The term appears often in medical contexts: She worried about reinfecting herself by touching the wound.
A recovered patient can be reinfected with the same pathogen, and someone contagious risks reinfecting others.
Return to former illness
- reboundReturn after deflection
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- reactivationRestoring to function
- flare-upSudden recurrence of symptoms
return · setback · cycle · chronic · repeat · persistent · episodic · reoccurrence
Microscopic infectious agent
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- spreadTo distribute widely
- contagionDisease spread by contact
exposure · transmission · carrier · vector · host · contamination · communicable · propagation
Proteins targeting pathogens
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- immunityProtected from harm
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
inoculation · susceptibility · reexposure · variant · strain · waning · booster · immunocompromised
Agent blocking viral spread
- antibioticBacteria-killing medication
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
quarantine · isolation · hospitalization · symptoms · diagnosis · prognosis · complications · care
relapse
Return to former illness
- reboundReturn after deflection
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- reactivationRestoring to function
flare-up · return · setback · cycle · chronic · repeat · persistent · episodic · reoccurrence · secondary
virus
Microscopic infectious agent
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- spreadTo distribute widely
contagion · exposure · transmission · carrier · vector · host · contamination · communicable · propagation · outbreak
antibodies
Proteins targeting pathogens
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- immunityProtected from harm
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
vaccination · inoculation · susceptibility · reexposure · variant · strain · waning · booster · immunocompromised · vulnerability
antiviral
Agent blocking viral spread
- antibioticBacteria-killing medication
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
medication · quarantine · isolation · hospitalization · symptoms · diagnosis · prognosis · complications · care · intervention
reinfectingcuring
Restoring health or preserving
healing · disinfecting · sterilizing · eradicating · cleansing
reinfectingimmunizing
Inducing disease resistance
vaccinating · inoculating · protecting · safeguarding · shielding
reinfectingrecovering
Regaining health or strength
recuperating · convalescing · mending · rehabilitating · restoring