Superspreaders: A Lurking Danger in the Community

• Main Authors: Ritin Mohindra (Author), Arushi Ghai (Author), Rinnie Brar (Author), Neha Khandelwal (Author), Manisha Biswal (Author), Vikas Suri (Author), Kapil Goyal (Author), Mini P. Singh (Author), Ashish Bhalla (Author), Kirtan Rana (Author), P. V. M. Lakshmi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A "superspreader" refers to an unusually contagious organism infected with a disease. With respect to a human borne illnesses, a superspreader is someone who is more likely to infect other humans when compared to a typically infected person. The existence of human superspreaders is deeply...