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Definitions for superspreader
su·per·spread·er

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  1. superspreadernoun

    A patient responsible for spreading an infection to many other people.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of superspreader in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of superspreader in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of superspreader in a Sentence

  1. Preben Aavitsland:

    This party has been a superspreader event, our working hypothesis is that at least half of the 120 participants were infected with the Omicron variant during the party. This makes this, for now, the largest Omicron outbreak outside South Africa.

  2. Eric Topol:

    The abrupt rise in UK Delta variant cases will not only engender more long Covid, but has also already resulted in more severe illness, with hospitalizations and deaths. Taking more time to further improve vaccination rates should help reduce the toll of this superspreader strain.

  3. Alina Chan:

    Where are the November case data? we know that by December there had been a superspreader event at the seafood market and cases numbered in the hundreds.

  4. George Rutherford:

    New York had multiple, multiple, multiple introductions from Europe and also had the misfortune to have a superspreader at the beginning.

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