super-spreader

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15:57 Apr 3, 2020
English to Finnish 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 +1supertartuttaja
Tarja Karjalainen


  

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supertartuttaja


Definition from Yle:
Supertartuttajiksi kutsutaan henkilöitä, jotka ovat tartuttaneet poikkeuksellisen suuren määrän ihmisiä. Supertartuttajilla virusta on tyypillisesti runsaasti ylähengitysteissään, jolloin he levittävät sitä yskiessään helpommin.

Example sentence(s):
  • Joskus supertartuttaja on ihminen, mutta tartuttamista voi edistää myös julkinen liikenne, joka luo nivelkohtia, joiden läpi voi mennä suuri määrä ihmisiä. Helsingissä vaikka Pasilan asema on sellainen, missä monet vaihtavat kulkuneuvoa. - HS  
  • Supertartuttajana pidettyä maratoonarimiestä epäillään Italian koronavirusepidemian alkulähteeksi. Edelleen on mysteeri, mistä hän sai tartunnan. - Mediuutiset  
  • Oireettomat ”supertartuttajat” pitää nyt tunnistaa rajojen molemmilla puolilla. - Mediuutiset  
Tarja Karjalainen
Finland
Local time: 21:22
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 46

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