A cluster of 16 COVID-19 infections resulting in three deaths.

It started with the funeral.

In Westchester County, it was about Missfa at a synagogue.

53 cases in Washington State linked to a choir practice.

16 Chicago tied to one person going to a funeral and a birthday party.

They all have something in common.

They are super spreader events.

You've probably been hearing the term super spreader a lot these days.

In March, a single member of a choir in Washington State infected 52 other people during a two

and a half hour practice session.

In South Korea, more than 100 new infections were linked to a 29-year-old man who tested

positive after visiting several nightclubs and bars in a single night.

So who or maybe what is a super spreader?

Why is it so dangerous?

And perhaps most importantly, who among us are potential super spreaders.

I'm Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent.

And this is coronavirus, fact versus fiction.

Yes, so the word super spreader, it's a bit messy.

I mean, we sort of, for most diseases, have a sense for how many people a single individual

is likely to infect.

So if someone walked into a room with a bunch of people who were equally susceptible,

we ask the question, how many are they likely to infect?

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