Skip to main content
reinfection

reinfection

1 4.4
Getting a disease again after you recover
  • noun
  • /ˌriːɪnˈfɛkʃən/
translation icon : reinfección
  • So based on what we know from similar viruses, some reinfections are expected.
  • reinfection, or superinfection
  • episodes followed by reinfection

We're talking about Omicron has three times the reinfection rate of delta.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • Antibody levels fall after a few months and reinfections are possible, though it remains unclear how common they will be.

  • The doctor explained that reinfection could occur even if the patient had fully recovered from the illness.

  • A more interesting possibility is to allow for reinfection at a reduced rate.

    Academic text (2001)
  • So how do you how do you keep your optimism knowing how common reinfection really is?

  • With each episode of reinfection, the risk of pelvic pain increases, affecting other women with suspected PID.

    Blog text (9)
  • So I think we're going to be seeing many more reinfections because most people by now have had some form of COVID or have had antibodies to it.

  • There is evidence that oral treatment of C. trachomatis infection blunts the immune response, increasing the patient's susceptibility to reinfection (4).

    Academic text (2013)
  • If a patient experiences symptoms again, they may be facing reinfection after their initial recovery.

  • Health experts warn that reinfection is possible, especially with highly transmissible variants of the virus.

Antonyms

immunity
  • Specialized
101 3.5

Protection from disease because the body fights the germ

How Often

reinfection
1 4.4
infection
  • Specialized
594 3.1

Surface Forms

reinfection singular
reinfections plural

Morphology

reinfection = infection (transparent) = re + infect + ion

Adding 're-' to 'infection' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'infection again'.

Etymology

Reinfection begins with re- meaning 'again' and the rest is infect, which means 'to make someone ill'. So reinfection is being made ill 'again' after you have recovered.