superspreader

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

Thats a real breach of liberty, but suppose he had been an irresponsible superspreader like Typhoid Mary and caused the disease to spin out of control?


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  • superspreader — /ˈsupəsprɛdə/ (say soohpuhspreduh) noun a person who is a disease carrier and who appears to infect a greater than average number of people, probably because carrying a high virus load and having habits that bring him or her into contact with… …  

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  • Index case — The index case, primary case or patient zero is the initial patient in the population sample of an epidemiological investigation.Fact|date=June 2008 Patient zero is a somewhat less specific term than index case and is sometimes used to refer to… …   Wikipedia

  • superinfector — (SOO.pur in.fek.tur) n. A person with a contagious disease who demonstrates an above average ability to pass the disease on to others. Also: super infector, super infector. Example Citation: In China s Guangdong province ... a shrimp salesman… …   New words

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