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16:55 Mar 31, 2020
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COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-), Medical: Health Care, Science (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: community spread
Definition from Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Refers to the spread of a contagious disease to individuals in a particular geographic location who have no known contact with other infected individuals or who have not recently traveled to an area where the disease has any documented cases

Example sentence(s):
  • Montreal public health scrambles to avoid community spread of COVID-19. Montreal Gazette
  • Rock County identifies community spread of COVID-19 in third confirmed case. GazettExtra
  • We have reached the level where community spread of COVID-19 is happening. City of Madison
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5社区传播
LIZ LI
5社区传染
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社区传播


Definition from 美国认定台湾出现“社区传播�:
“社区传播”必须符合四个条件,包括“确定病例无法找出感染来源”、“本地感染的个案远超过境外感染的个案数”、“已经出现持续性、连续性的一个传播链 ”,以及“广泛地发生有群聚事件”。

Example sentence(s):
  • 由于武汉和湖北省部分地区已形成明显的社区传播,加之疾病 病程早期症状较轻且存在轻症病例,难以及时被诊断和隔离,造成社 区中传染源的积累,控制疾病传播的难度加大。 - 2019 新型冠状病毒态势进展和�  
  • 据悉,自前天南山区率先启动免费为居家隔离者上门检测新冠病毒核酸后,昨天深圳其他的各区(新区)也纷纷公布了采样检测的信息。据介绍,此项工作是为了“排雷”,尽早筛查出潜在的新冠肺炎感染者,减少社区传播风险。这是根据《广东省疫情防控指挥部办公室疫情防控组关于印发的通知》的要求,按照深圳市新冠肺炎疫情防控指挥部的部署开展的。 - 防范新冠病毒感染疫情社区传�  
LIZ LI
China
Local time: 11:45
Native speaker of: Chinese
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社区传染


Definition from own experience or research:
社区传染是指非外来的传染,病者是在社区里被感染的。

Example sentence(s):
  • 随着COVID-19病毒肺炎确诊病人数量在加拿大猛增,差不多半数的确诊者来自加拿大本国的社区传染、而不是来自有近期国外旅行经历人的传染。 - Radio Canada International  
  • 洛杉矶再添两例武汉肺炎 可能来自社区传染 - 新唐人电视台  
Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 20:45
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 49
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