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词汇 superspreader
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Definition of superspreader in English:

superspreader

nounˈsuːpəsprɛdəˈso͞opərˌspredər
  • A person infected with a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism who transmits it to an unusually large number of other people.

    a superspreader could turn a single laboratory infection into a potential pandemic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Medical experts fighting SARS in China said they still do not understand why some people survive the disease, especially those in a small group dubbed "superspreaders", who may infect hundreds.
    • Superspreaders would carry more of the infectious virus in their respiratory secretions.
    • "It's very likely this virus is usually spread by droplet transmission, but from time to time it may be embedded in a 'superspreader' who may also spread the virus through airborne transmissions," said Dr. Schaffner.
    • What makes for a superspreader is still unclear, but could be a mix of biological/genetic and environmental causes.
    • One superspreader may have been a 64-year-old doctor in China who traveled to Hong Kong in late February.
    • Certain patients seem to act as "superspreaders."
    • Experts warn that some people may be so-called "superspreaders," or more prone than others to transmit the virus.
    • Public health officials documented a total of seven people directly infected by the doctor, making him a superspreader.
    • SARS went global thanks to a superspreader.
    • Perhaps the most infamous superspreader in history was Mary Mallon, aka Typhoid Mary.

Definition of superspreader in US English:

superspreader

nounˈso͞opərˌspredər
  • A person infected with a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism who transmits it to an unusually large number of other people.

    a superspreader could turn a single laboratory infection into a potential pandemic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • SARS went global thanks to a superspreader.
    • "It's very likely this virus is usually spread by droplet transmission, but from time to time it may be embedded in a 'superspreader' who may also spread the virus through airborne transmissions," said Dr. Schaffner.
    • Perhaps the most infamous superspreader in history was Mary Mallon, aka Typhoid Mary.
    • Superspreaders would carry more of the infectious virus in their respiratory secretions.
    • Certain patients seem to act as "superspreaders."
    • Public health officials documented a total of seven people directly infected by the doctor, making him a superspreader.
    • One superspreader may have been a 64-year-old doctor in China who traveled to Hong Kong in late February.
    • Experts warn that some people may be so-called "superspreaders," or more prone than others to transmit the virus.
    • What makes for a superspreader is still unclear, but could be a mix of biological/genetic and environmental causes.
    • Medical experts fighting SARS in China said they still do not understand why some people survive the disease, especially those in a small group dubbed "superspreaders", who may infect hundreds.
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