coinfected
/ˌkoʊɪnˈfɛktɪd/
adjective
- Infected with two or more different germs or diseases at the same time.
- Being coinfected with multiple strains can make recovery more difficult.
- The coinfected patient required treatment for both the virus and the bacteria.
- Researchers studied a group of coinfected individuals to understand how the diseases interact.
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- Past tense and past participle of coinfect: infected with two or more different germs or diseases at the same time.
- She was coinfected with malaria and dengue fever during her trip.
- The lab experiment coinfected the cells with two different bacteria.
- The virus coinfected several patients who already had a cold.