super-spreader

COVID-19 GBK English to Hebrew Medical Medical (general)

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 sentences:

“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)

Proposed translations (Hebrew)

Change log

Apr 2, 2020 21:12: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Apr 3, 2020 14:58: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"

Apr 3, 2020 15:56: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"

Apr 8, 2020 16:59: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"

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30 days

Tzviya Levin Rifkind

Israel

מפיץ-על

Definition from own experience or research:

אדם הנושא פתוגן מחולל מחלה ומסוגל להדביק במחלה מספר גדול מהרגיל של אנשים.

Example sentences:

השאלה אם אדם מסויים יהיה מפיץ-על או לא, תלויה בשילוב כלשהו של הפתוגן, הביולוגיה של המטופל, סביבתו והתנהגותו בזמן הנתון. (הידען)