What is the definition of Estimated Infection?

An "estimated infection" is like the worst case scenario you can imagine when it comes to germs and viruses. It's the worst-case-literature-of-the-days kind of thing where we try to predict how many people will be "infected" by a hypothetical pathogen based on all the questionable assumptions and incomplete data. Think of it as the worst guess you can make about the spread of a bad virus in a crowded, poorly ventilated gym.

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Here's a creepily accurate example sentence: "The estimated infection rate of the new, highly contagious germ in our office was 37% - that's like saying, if you're a germ, you're basically a virus with a better memory."