reinfects
Spreads illness again
Reinfects is the third-person singular of reinfect—to infect again after recovery or treatment.
A virus reinfects someone whose immunity has waned.
Bacteria reinfect a wound that wasn't properly cleaned.
The same strain reinfects patients who don't complete their antibiotics.
Microscopic infectious agent
- spreadTo distribute widely
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- contagiousTransmissible between people
bacteria · vector · host · carrier · transmit · contaminate · expose · communicate
Return to former illness
- returnGo back again
- reappearanceComing back into view
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- reemergenceReturning to visibility
cycle · repeat · flare-up · reactivation · recrudescence · rebound · setback · breakthrough
Able to wait calmly
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- illnessState of poor health
disease · immunity · antibodies · susceptible · vulnerable · compromised · hospitalization · diagnosis
virus
Microscopic infectious agent
contagious · bacteria · vector · host · carrier · transmit · contaminate · expose · communicate · pass
relapse
Return to former illness
- returnGo back again
- reappearanceComing back into view
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
reemergence · cycle · repeat · flare-up · reactivation · recrudescence · rebound · setback · breakthrough · secondary
patient
Able to wait calmly
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
illness · disease · immunity · antibodies · susceptible · vulnerable · compromised · hospitalization · diagnosis · treatment
reinfectscures
Remedies that heal
heals · immunizes · clears · eradicates · vaccinates
reinfection, reinfected, reinfect, reinfecting, reinfections