Superspreading

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The spreading of an infection to many other people from a single individual. uncountable

    "Our findings indicate that superspreading is a normal feature of disease spread[…]"

  2. 2
    Synonym of superwetting. uncountable

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superwetting

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"The concept of superspreading is not new and played a role in the SARS epidemic in Asia in 2002–03. The Washington Post reported that one man admitted to a hospital infected 156 clinical staff and visitors. The disease, marked by trouble breathing, high fever and cough, was responsible for 40 percent of deaths in more than two dozen countries."

Etymology

From super- + spreading.

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