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    Does coVID-19 super-transmitters, which can infect dozens of people, really exist?

    • Last Update: 2020-05-31
    • Source: Internet
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    "Super-transmitters" have also been present during SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) and MERS (MerS) outbreaksA passenger infected with atypical pneumonia and stayed at a hotel in Hong Kong, infected with many overseas guests who returned home and spread the virus to four other countriesand now, two patients who appear to be super-transmittors have emerged as the new coronary pneumonia outbreak, which WHO calls a pandemicA British patient who returned from Singapore to ski in the Alps appears to have infected more than a dozen people and returned home with a suspected infection of five moreIn addition, in South Korea, where the number of confirmed cases is second only to Italy, a COVID-19 female patient appears to have infected dozens of peopleCristl Donnelly, professor of applied statistics at the University of, said the spread of all diseases was "highly variable" in natureBut because each of us has different immune systems, behaviors, and environments, these can affect the number of infections in patientsBut Bharat Pankhania, an infectious disease expert at the University of Exeter in the UK, questioned the existence of "super-transmitters"He says the biggest factor in deciding to spread is the environmentCrowded, poorly ventilated confined spaces, poor infection control, appropriate environmental humidity, infected people are usually in the early stages of the disease with the most virus secretions, in this case, the proportion of infection is higherReferences:'Super-Spreaders': COVID19 myth or reality?
    What is a super-spreader? An inani disease expert explainsoriginal title: COVID-19 SuperSpreador, does it really exist?
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