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  • noun An individual who yields many more infectious organisms of a particular type than most other individuals of the same host species

Etymologies

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From super- +‎ shedder

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Examples

  • Clostridium difficile carrier mice triggers a supershedder state, transmission, and severe disease in immunocompromised hosts.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2009

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  • different from superspreader, but kind of a superspreader. #RandomWord

    May 20, 2022