1. present participle of reinfect; infecting again with the same disease or pathogen
Usage: medical

Examples

• The virus was reinfecting patients who had already recovered.
• Poor hygiene practices were reinfecting the wound.
• Scientists studied how the bacteria was reinfecting the same host.
• The contaminated water source kept reinfecting the community.
• Without proper treatment, the parasite was reinfecting the patient.
• The medical team focused on preventing the disease from reinfecting vulnerable populations.