Word: reinfection
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Parainfluenza 2 is one of the common causes of croup in children. Whether it can reinfect them or attack adults is not yet known. Parainfluenza 3 behaves much like type 1. But all these viruses are so new to science that medical researchers still do not know such important details as the differences in their incubation periods after they infect a victim. New York City's concurrent outbreaks of flu and paraflu may provide some useful clues. Pediatricians have noted that parents tend to come down with a moderately severe illness about six days after a child gets sick...