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super-spreader

German translation: Superverbreiter

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16:57 Apr 3, 2020
English to German 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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German translation:Superverbreiter
Definition:
Superspreader oder Superverbreiter sind im Kontext der Epidemiologie Infizierte, die eine ungewöhnlich hohe Zahl anderer Menschen (bzw. Organismen) infizieren, bei denen also die Zahl der direkt Infizierten sehr deutlich über der Basisreproduktionszahl R0 liegt, der Zahl der im Mittel von einem Infizierten angesteckten Personen.
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Franziska Oehme
Italy
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Superverbreiter


Definition from Wikipedia:
Superspreader oder Superverbreiter sind im Kontext der Epidemiologie Infizierte, die eine ungewöhnlich hohe Zahl anderer Menschen (bzw. Organismen) infizieren, bei denen also die Zahl der direkt Infizierten sehr deutlich über der Basisreproduktionszahl R0 liegt, der Zahl der im Mittel von einem Infizierten angesteckten Personen.

Example sentence(s):
  • Superspreader oder Superverbreiter sind im Kontext der Epidemiologie Infizierte, die eine ungewöhnlich hohe Zahl anderer Menschen (bzw. Organismen) infizieren, bei denen also die Zahl der direkt Infizierten sehr deutlich über der Basisreproduktionszahl R0 liegt, der Zahl der im Mittel von einem Infizierten angesteckten Personen. - Wikipedia  
Franziska Oehme
Italy
Local time: 17:14
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 12

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