reinfested
Bugs came back
To reinfest is to infest again after a previous infestation was cleared or treated.
The term appears most often in contexts of pest control—lice, bedbugs, termites, or agricultural pests returning to a space or host that had been treated: The apartment was reinfested within months.
Her daughter kept getting reinfested with head lice at school.
Spread throughout uncontrollably
- swarmedGathered in overwhelming numbers
- invadedEntered by force
- besiegedSurrounded by attackers
- plaguedPersistently afflicted
crawling · teeming · engulfed · inundated · infiltrated · colonized · spread · rampant
Go back again
- reappearanceComing back into view
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- relapseReturn to former illness
- flare-upSudden recurrence of symptoms
reemergence · cycle · repeat · persistent · recurring · comeback · renewal · reinvasion
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- relapseReturn to former illness
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
vector · transmission · parasite · host · carrier · reinfection · contamination · epidemic
overrun
Spread throughout uncontrollably
plagued · crawling · teeming · engulfed · inundated · infiltrated · colonized · spread · rampant
return
Go back again
- reappearanceComing back into view
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- relapseReturn to former illness
flare-up · reemergence · cycle · repeat · persistent · recurring · comeback · renewal · reinvasion · recolonization
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
pathogen · vector · transmission · parasite · host · carrier · reinfection · contamination · epidemic · quarantine
vermin
Harmful small animals
- parasitesOrganisms feeding off hosts
- bedbugsBlood-feeding mattress insects
- termitesWood-eating social insects
cockroaches · lice · fleas · ticks · rats · mice · ants · weevils · moths · mites
reinfestedsterilized
Freed from microorganisms
clear · cleared · clean · cleansed · disinfected
reinfestedcured
Restored to health
eradicated · eliminated · remediated · protected · safeguarded