In parasitology, coinfection ən is the simultaneous infection of a host by multiple pathogen species. In virology, coinfection includes simultaneous infection of a single cell by two or more virus particles. An example is the coinfection of liver cells with Hepatitis B virus and Hepatitis D virus, which can arise incrementally by initial infectio... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinfection
(ko´in-fek″shәn) simultaneous infection by separate pathogens, as by hepatitis B and hepatitis D viruses. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001