English Dictionary

superspreader

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈs(j)uːpəˌspɹɛdə/

名詞

未分類 限定用法 広義

A person infected with a pathogen who is responsible for spreading it to many other people. / (also attributively) An event or place which leads to the spread of an infectious disease to many people.

日本語の意味

感染症の病原体を持ち、他の多くの人に感染症を広める役割を果たす人 / （形容詞的用法）多人数に感染症を広げる原因となる事象や場所

Public health officials traced the outbreak to a single superspreader at the conference.

公衆衛生当局は、会議で多数の人に感染を広げた一人の感染者が流行の原因であると特定しました。

意味（1）

A person infected with a pathogen who is responsible for spreading it to many other people.

In the SARS [severe acute respiratory syndrome] outbreak, New York forcibly quarantined a man suspected of having the disease after he refused to isolate himself. That's 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?

意味（2）

(also attributively) An event or place which leads to the spread of an infectious disease to many people.

In June, the ACLU [American Civil Liberties Union], on behalf of half a dozen detainees housed in various Orange County jails, sued the sheriff in state court, arguing that the jails were superspreaders-in-waiting: the cramped quarters, inadequate cleaning protocols, and severely limited hygiene make jails an ideal hunting ground for the virus.

意味（3）

(by extension) A person or thing responsible for the widespread distribution of something regarded as dangerous or undesirable (for example, misinformation).

But whether they intend it or not, celebrities, politicians and others with large online followings can be superspreaders – not of the coronavirus but of dangerous or false information.

superspreaders （ plural ）