infection immunity

in·fec·tion im·mu·ni·ty

the paradoxic immune status in which resistance to reinfection coincides with the persistence of the original infection. Synonym(s): concomitant immunity

in·fec·tion im·mu·ni·ty

(in-fek'shŭn i-myū'ni-tē) The paradoxic immune status in which resistance to reinfection coincides with the persistence of the original infection.