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autoinfection
[aw-toh-in-fek-shuhn]
noun
reinfection by a pathogen that is already in the body.
infection caused by transfer of a pathogen from one part of the body to another.
autoinfection
/ ˌɔːəʊɪˈɛʃə /
noun
infection by a pathogenic agent already within the body or infection transferred from one part of the body to another
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of autoinfection1
Example Sentences
Someone with a tapeworm can infect themselves with tapeworm eggs - a process known as autoinfection - which can pass out of the body as waste and infect others in the same home.
Recording the case in the American Journal of Case Reports, doctors wrote that it "can only be speculated" the man's cysticercosis was transmitted through autoinfection after "improper handwashing".
They say the case highlights the risk of "undercooked pork consumption" and subsequent autoinfection.
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