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SUPER-SPREADER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-04-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Epidemiology
- Viral Diseases
- Bacterial Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- superspreader
1, record 1, English, superspreader
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- super-spreader 2, record 1, English, super%2Dspreader
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A single contagious person who contaminates a disproportionately large number of people compared to the number of people contaminated by the average contagious person. 3, record 1, English, - superspreader
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Épidémiologie
- Maladies virales
- Maladies bactériennes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- supercontaminateur
1, record 1, French, supercontaminateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- supercontaminatrice 1, record 1, French, supercontaminatrice
correct, feminine noun
- superpropagateur 1, record 1, French, superpropagateur
correct, masculine noun
- superpropagatrice 1, record 1, French, superpropagatrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne contagieuse qui contamine un nombre disproportionnellement élevé de personnes comparativement au nombre de personnes contaminées par une personne contagieuse moyenne. 1, record 1, French, - supercontaminateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Epidemiología
- Enfermedades víricas
- Enfermedades bacterianas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- supercontagiador
1, record 1, Spanish, supercontagiador
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- supercontagiadora 2, record 1, Spanish, supercontagiadora
correct, feminine noun
- superpropagador 3, record 1, Spanish, superpropagador
correct, masculine noun
- superpropagadora 2, record 1, Spanish, superpropagadora
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] persona cuya capacidad para transmitir un virus es muy superior a la media. 4, record 1, Spanish, - supercontagiador
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
supercontagiador; superpropagador: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que los sustantivos "supercontagiador" y "superpropagador", escritos en una sola palabra, sin guion ni espacio intermedios, son una alternativa preferible al anglicismo "super spreader". 4, record 1, Spanish, - supercontagiador
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