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What is a super spreader? An infectious disease expert explains

  • Written by Elizabeth McGraw, Professor of Entomology and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Pennsylvania State University
Whether by biology or behavior, some people in the crowd will transmit coronavirus to more than the average number of others.AP Photo/Kin Cheung

As the emerging Wuhancoronavirus outbreak dominates the daily news, you might be wondering just how the pathogen is working its way around the world. This virus travels from place to place by infecting one...

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