superspreading

Noun

Meaning

(medicine, epidemiology) The spreading of an infection to many other people from a single individual.

Synonym of superwetting

Examples

Coronavirus outbreaks — like one in East Lansing, Mich., this summer that infected 187 people — have been traced to superspreading gatherings at bars and restaurants. Source: Internet

That extra step, known as backward tracing, exploits a weak spot of the virus — the tendency for infections to occur in clusters, often at superspreading events. Source: Internet

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