Definition

Having two or more infections at the same time from different organisms.

Example

The patient was coinfected with both the flu virus and a bacterial infection.

Conversation

Did you hear about the new study on people who are coinfected with two viruses?

Yeah, I read something about that; it's pretty concerning.

It is! I can't believe how many people are actually coinfected right now.

I know, it's a reminder to take care of our health.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Coinfected → It is formed from "co-" (meaning together) and "infected" (from Latin "infectus", meaning to taint or contaminate). The word "coinfected" means to be infected by two or more pathogens simultaneously, indicating a joint infection.

Memory Tip

Think of being 'together' ('co-') with an 'infection' — that's why coinfected means having multiple infections at the same time.

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