super-spreader

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15:57 Apr 3, 2020
English to Danish translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: super-spreader
Definition from Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
An individual who is highly contagious and capable of transmitting a communicable disease to an unusually large number of uninfected individuals.

Example sentence(s):
  • “Super spreaders” aren’t well understood, but health experts suspect their ability to infect others is influenced by multiple factors. Healthline
  • “If you have several super-spreaders in close proximity, you're going to struggle to contain your outbreak,” Dr MacDermott says. BBC news
  • Have there being “Super- Spreaders” in the COVID-19 outbreak? Reuters
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Jeppe Fischer


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superspreder


Definition from Illustreret Videnskab:
Superspredere har videreført smitte i en grad, der er langt over normalen.

(Hvad langt over normalen indebærer er ikke defineret nærmere).

Example sentence(s):
  • Helt ny forskning af professorerne Lone Simonsen og Kim Sneppen viser, at såkaldte superspredere står for størstedelen af smitten – faktisk står 10% for 80% af smittespredningen! - Flemming  
  • Illustrationen viser en superspreder i et stort coronaudbrud (i Wien, Østrig). Personen smitter ti mennesker. De fleste han smitter, smitter ikke nogen andre eller blot én. - Politiken  
Jeppe Fischer
Denmark
Local time: 09:52
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 10
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