Superspreading of Covid-19 by Covid-19 Superspreaders
Keywords:
Covid-19, superspreading, superspreaderAbstract
Covid-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SAR-CoV-2 virus. Covid-19 has become a major public health problem worldwide since its first identification in December 2019. A Covid-19 superspreader is a SAR-CoV-2-infected individual who transmits the virus to a large number of people, an event known as superspreading. Covid-19 superspreading usually occurs when a large group of people wearing no masks gather in indoor spaces with poor ventilation for a prolonged period of time. By using backward contract tracing to identify the Covid-19 superspreader and interrupting superspreading events, it would be possible to significantly reduce viral transmission and slow the Covid-19 outbreak.
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