reinfection
noun
re·in·fec·tion
ˌrē-in-ˈfek-shən 
: infection following recovery from or superimposed on infection of the same type
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The only bright spot in the new data was that regardless of what a person was infected with—pre-omicron or omicron—protection from severe, critical, or fatal COVID-19 during a reinfection was nearly 100 percent, and that level of protection was sustained for over a year.
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Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2025
More dangerously, a reinfection following an incomplete regimen could contribute to developing drug-resistant variants of the virus, according to the ALA.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Recovery without remediation and bolstering controls leaves an organization open to reinfection from the same threat actor or future attacks from an affiliate of the same RaaS platform.
—James Blake, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Turn this feature on to reduce the risk of reinfection.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2025
More dangerously, a reinfection following an incomplete regimen could contribute to developing drug-resistant variants of the virus, according to the ALA.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Recovery without remediation and bolstering controls leaves an organization open to reinfection from the same threat actor or future attacks from an affiliate of the same RaaS platform.
—James Blake, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Turn this feature on to reduce the risk of reinfection.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
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reinfection
noun
re·in·fec·tion
ˌrē-ən-ˈfek-shən
: infection following recovery from another infection of the same kind
reinfect
verb
ˌre-ən-ˈfekt
Medical Definition
reinfection
noun
re·in·fec·tion
ˌrē-in-ˈfek-shən
: infection following recovery from or superimposed on a previous infection of the same type
rescreening aimed at detecting reinfection following treatment—Diana Mahoney
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