community spread

English

Noun

community spread (plural not attested)

1. (epidemiology) The transmission of an illness through unknown untraced members of the greater community, indicative of a reservoir of anonymous infected individuals.

Synonyms

• community transmission, community-acquired transmission

Translations

Translations

• Hindi: सामुदायिक फैलाव m (sāmudāyik phailāv)
• Spanish: transmisión comunitaria f
• Vietnamese: lây lan cộng đồng