superspreader
noun
a person who spreads a contagious disease more easily and widely than the average infected person.
superspreading
-
a word derived from
superspreader.
Example Sentences
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To do this, they combined detailed information about how each virus spreads with computer models that accounted for air travel, everyday commuting, and the possibility of superspreading events.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2026
The researchers say this supports the idea of the market as the origin, rather than the pandemic starting elsewhere with the market adding fuel to the fire in a superspreading event.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024
Just shake it off, as Taylor Swift might say, while her summer tour dates become superspreading events.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2024
Memories are still fresh from March, when the carnival was derided as a superspreading event that turned the city into a coronavirus hot spot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2023
In March 2020, the Austrian ski town of Ischgl—known for 239 kilometers of uninterrupted runs and an exuberant après-ski scene—suddenly became infamous as the site of the one of the first COVID-19 superspreading events.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 8, 2022
