superspreading

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Definition of superspreading

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noun

(uncountable)The spreading of an infection to many other people from a single individual.

“Our findings indicate that superspreading is a normal feature of disease spread[…]”
“We found that superspreading has overwhelmingly contributed to the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the city overall. Of the 349 local cases we identified — the remaining 689 cases were imported from other territories — 196 were linked to just six superspreading events.”

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noun

(uncountable)The spreading of an infection to many other people from a single individual.

“Our findings indicate that superspreading is a normal feature of disease spread[…]”
“We found that superspreading has overwhelmingly contributed to the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the city overall. Of the 349 local cases we identified — the remaining 689 cases were imported from other territories — 196 were linked to just six superspreading events.”
(uncountable)Synonym of superwetting.

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From super- + spreading.

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