what is the difference between relapse and reinfection?

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relapse means you have the same disease with the same causative pathogens. and reinfection means you have the same disease but with the different cuasative pathogens.

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I am not a doctor, could be the same thing. But I can guess.

Relapse = Having gotten rid of the cold but not the bug and it comes back and you waisted your time the first time.

Reinfection = Getting bug, getting rid of bug, getting bug again (Maybe even worse.) But then again I dont really know for 100% sure.

relapse, like when you stop doing drugs but you mess up again, you have a relapse, you just start doing it again. Um voluntary. Reinfection, involuntary, like you just got off the antibiotics for your kidney infection, it was gone but now its back.

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