super-spreader

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16:57 Apr 3, 2020
English to Japanese 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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5スーパースプレッダー
Mami Yamaguchi


  

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Definition from 東京都感染症情報センター:
多くの人への感染拡大の感染源となる

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Mami Yamaguchi
Japan
Local time: 03:41
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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