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SUPERSPREADER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-09-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Epidemiology
- Viral Diseases
- Bacterial Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- superspreading event
1, record 1, English, superspreading%20event
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SSE 2, record 1, English, SSE
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- superspreader 1, record 1, English, superspreader
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An event that leads to the contamination of a disproportionately large number of people compared to the number of people generally contaminated in the population. 1, record 1, English, - superspreading%20event
Record 1, Key term(s)
- super-spreading event
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Épidémiologie
- Maladies virales
- Maladies bactériennes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- événement de supercontamination
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9v%C3%A9nement%20de%20supercontamination
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- événement de superpropagation 1, record 1, French, %C3%A9v%C3%A9nement%20de%20superpropagation
correct, masculine noun
- événement supercontaminateur 1, record 1, French, %C3%A9v%C3%A9nement%20supercontaminateur
correct, masculine noun
- événement superpropagateur 1, record 1, French, %C3%A9v%C3%A9nement%20superpropagateur
correct, masculine noun
- évènement de supercontamination 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9v%C3%A8nement%20de%20supercontamination
correct, masculine noun
- évènement de superpropagation 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9v%C3%A8nement%20de%20superpropagation
correct, masculine noun
- évènement supercontaminateur 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9v%C3%A8nement%20supercontaminateur
correct, masculine noun
- évènement superpropagateur 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9v%C3%A8nement%20superpropagateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Événement qui entraîne la contamination d'un nombre disproportionnellement élevé de personnes comparativement au nombre de personnes généralement contaminées dans la population. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9v%C3%A9nement%20de%20supercontamination
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Epidemiología
- Enfermedades víricas
- Enfermedades bacterianas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- evento de superpropagación
1, record 1, Spanish, evento%20de%20superpropagaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- evento de propagación masiva 1, record 1, Spanish, evento%20de%20propagaci%C3%B3n%20masiva
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] investigadores que utilizan modelos matemáticos para trazar brotes dicen que no necesitan invocar diferencias biológicas para explicar los eventos de superpropagación. En un estudio [se] calcularon cuántas partículas virales fueron emitidas por una sola persona infectada en [...] cinco eventos de superpropagación. 1, record 1, Spanish, - evento%20de%20superpropagaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
super: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el prefijo super– se escribe unido a la palabra a la que antecede, sin tilde y sin guion ni espacio intermedios. […] Únicamente llevará tilde si se emplea como sustantivo, equivalente a supermercado o a un tipo de gasolina ("Lo compramos en el súper", "Este año la súper subirá de precio") y cuando se utiliza como adverbio o adjetivo pospuesto al sustantivo ("Es una idea súper", "Lo pasamos súper en la fiesta"). 2, record 1, Spanish, - evento%20de%20superpropagaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-04-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Epidemiology
- Viral Diseases
- Bacterial Diseases
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- superspreader
1, record 2, English, superspreader
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- super-spreader 2, record 2, English, super%2Dspreader
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - superspreader
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Épidémiologie
- Maladies virales
- Maladies bactériennes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- supercontaminateur
1, record 2, French, supercontaminateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- supercontaminatrice 1, record 2, French, supercontaminatrice
correct, feminine noun
- superpropagateur 1, record 2, French, superpropagateur
correct, masculine noun
- superpropagatrice 1, record 2, French, superpropagatrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - supercontaminateur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Epidemiología
- Enfermedades víricas
- Enfermedades bacterianas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- supercontagiador
1, record 2, Spanish, supercontagiador
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- supercontagiadora 2, record 2, Spanish, supercontagiadora
correct, feminine noun
- superpropagador 3, record 2, Spanish, superpropagador
correct, masculine noun
- superpropagadora 2, record 2, Spanish, superpropagadora
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] persona cuya capacidad para transmitir un virus es muy superior a la media. 4, record 2, Spanish, - supercontagiador
Record number: 2, 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 2, Spanish, - supercontagiador
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