reinfections
Catching it again
Reinfections are instances of becoming infected again after recovering from a previous infection, typically by the same pathogen.
The term gained wide use during the COVID-19 pandemic, when people tracked whether immunity from earlier infections protected against new variants: She had three reinfections over two years.
Proteins targeting pathogens
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
T-cells · B-cells · breakthrough · immunoglobulin · cytokines · lymphocytes · immunocompromised · immunosuppression
Indicators of disease
- relapseReturn to former illness
- feverElevated body temperature
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
hospitalization · treatment · complications · pneumonia · severity · mild · moderate · recovery
Return of something previous
- outbreaksSudden widespread occurrences
- clustersGrouped collections
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
incidence · prevalence · monitoring · resurgence · endemic · epidemic · pandemic · superspreader
Differing forms of something
- mutationsAlterations in genetic sequence
- sheddingLosing outer covering
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- strainExcessive stretching force
phylogenetic · heterologous · homologous · recombination · evolution · sequencing · pathogenicity · virulence
To distribute widely
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- exposureState of being unprotected
- communicableCapable of being spread
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
contact · carrier · vector · airborne · droplet · incubation · infectiousness · household
antibodies
Proteins targeting pathogens
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- immunizationProtective medical injection
resistance · T-cells · B-cells · breakthrough · immunoglobulin · cytokines · lymphocytes · immunocompromised · immunosuppression · antigen
symptoms
Indicators of disease
fatigue · hospitalization · treatment · complications · pneumonia · severity · mild · moderate · recovery · convalescence
recurrence
Return of something previous
surveillance · incidence · prevalence · monitoring · resurgence · endemic · epidemic · pandemic · superspreader · contact-tracing
variants
Differing forms of something
- mutationsAlterations in genetic sequence
- sheddingLosing outer covering
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
strain · phylogenetic · heterologous · homologous · recombination · evolution · sequencing · pathogenicity · virulence · Delta
spread
To distribute widely
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- exposureState of being unprotected
- communicableCapable of being spread
outbreak · contact · carrier · vector · airborne · droplet · incubation · infectiousness · household · superspreading