reinfecting

/ˌriːɪnˈfɛktɪŋ/
verb
  1. Present participle of reinfect: to infect again after a previous infection has ended or been treated.
    • Without proper sanitation, the water source keeps reinfecting the village.
    • The virus keeps reinfecting people who have already recovered.
    • Doctors are studying why the bacteria keeps reinfecting the same patients.
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