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Record 1 2021-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • Viral Diseases
  • Bacterial Diseases
DEF

The contamination of a disproportionately large number of people by a single contagious person compared to the number of people contaminated by the average contagious person.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Maladies virales
  • Maladies bactériennes
DEF

Contamination par une personne contagieuse d'un nombre disproportionnellement élevé de personnes comparativement au nombre de personnes contaminées par une personne contagieuse moyenne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
  • Enfermedades víricas
  • Enfermedades bacterianas
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