exposed individual

collocation in English

meaningsofexposedandindividual

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exposed
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈspəʊzd/us
/ɪkˈspoʊzd/
having no protection from ...
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individual
noun[C]
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/us
/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which ...
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(Definition ofexposedandindividualfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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All exposed individuals should be kept under observation for 8 hours.
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Household quarantine of potentially exposed individuals was enacted, and hundreds were isolated in a makeshift facility at the edge of the city.
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The total number of exposed individuals exceeded 28 000 (based on 209 outbreaks).
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This average is used in radiation protection although the risk to a givenexposedindividualdepends on many factors, particularly age as cancers may develop years or decades after exposure.
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One third of the copepods (n l 35) was not exposed to the parasites, but otherwise treated the same way as the exposed individuals.
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The attack rate of an outbreak was calculated as the percentage of exposed individuals that developed symptoms during the outbreak.
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Although numerous outcomes have been associated with childhood trauma, no outcome has been shown to be a specific indicator of early maltreatment, occurring in all, or even most, exposed individuals.
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Only a small percentage of exposed individuals become ill or die; yet this disease affects half of cetacean families.
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If dermal exposure has taken place, exposed individuals should be thoroughly decontaminated.
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Household quarantine of potentially exposed individuals was enacted, and hundreds were isolated in a makeshift facility at the edge of the city.
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All exposed individuals should be kept under observation for 8 hours.
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