How to Use reactivation in a Sentence

reactivation

noun
  • That viral reactivation can cause shingles, a rash that opens in a line around the trunk or down the neck or face.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 30 July 2024
  • Shingles is a painful rash that is caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Shingles is a red, blistery, painful rash caused by the reactivation of the virus that causes chicken pox.
    — Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • These could be low-cost wins for reactivation campaigns during slow seasons.
    — Michael Fox, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The infection is caused by reactivation of the virus in people who had the childhood disease.
    — Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 7 May 2021
  • Shingles is a reactivation of the same virus that causes chickenpox, which stays in your body, and can cause painful rashes.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 14 Aug. 2024
  • It’s also known as herpes zoster, and refers to a painful rash caused by the reactivation of the virus that causes chickenpox.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The reason for the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus is unknown.
    — Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 13 June 2022
  • Shingles is a painful rash caused by reactivation of the herpes virus that causes chickenpox.
    — Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
  • First, those who had more shingles episodes (and thus more viral reactivations) had higher rates of dementia.
    — Christopher M. Worsham, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus that causes chicken pox.
    — Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
  • If this debt was slated to fall off your credit report due to the statute of limitations, reactivation could hurt your credit.
    — Staff, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
  • While the reason for the reactivation of these genes remains elusive, what’s clear is that death is a more nuanced process than previously thought.
    — Kate Golembiewski, Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2019
  • The infection is a reactivation of the chickenpox virus, which can lie dormant in the nervous system.
    — Elizabeth Cohen, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
  • Just log back into your account before the reactivation period ends.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 26 Apr. 2022
  • It's caused by a shingles virus reactivation in the face, which makes people who had chicken pox of varicella-zostar virus as a child susceptible.
    — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 13 June 2022
  • So under just the right conditions, the fault can rupture again, a phenomenon called reactivation.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Chickenpox is the original infection, and shingles is a reactivation of the disease years or decades later.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 17 July 2021
  • One in 3 or 1 in 4 cultures in those sets led to massive amounts of HHV-6 reactivation.
    — Angus Chen, STAT, 8 Nov. 2023
  • There are vaccines that can be given to people who are already infected just to modify the immune response and prevent reactivation.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 16 Mar. 2023
  • If viral reactivation can be prevented in the nerves with a vaccine, it can potentially be kept from spreading to vascular tissue.
    — Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Our civic fabric needs repair, renewal and reactivation.
    — Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
  • It is recommended for all adults 50 and older to prevent painful bouts of shingles, a reactivation of the virus that causes chickenpox.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Per the Mayo Clinic, shingles is not life-threatening and is a reactivation of chickenpox, given that the virus stays in the body for the rest of one’s life.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus – the same virus that causes chicken pox — according to the Mayo Clinic.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
  • After buying the land, Meruelo has five years to construct an appropriate arena in order to be granted a reactivation of the franchise.
    — Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The syndrome is triggered by a shingles virus reactivation in the face that inflames a nerve from the brain tasked with allowing facial expresses and the ability to convey emotion.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2022
  • Now, the group is completing a study using imaging techniques and tissue biopsies to detect persistent virus or reactivation of other viruses in tissue.
    — Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Opponents argue that Russia might construe the programs’ reactivation as a provocation and respond by broadening the scope of its war.
    — Wesley Morgan, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The reactivation of the zoster virus in the nerves of the face causes paralysis because of the facial nerve that travels from the brain stem behind the ear and into the face to give facial muscles the energy for movement.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 June 2022

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