coinfect
/ˌkoʊɪnˈfɛkt/
verb
- To infect with two or more different germs or diseases at the same time.
- Doctors are studying how different strains of the flu can coinfect the same patient.
- It is rare for a single mosquito to coinfect a person with multiple parasites.
- The virus can coinfect a person who already has a bacterial infection.
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