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The temporal distribution matters. Hajj is 2-3 million people over something like 5 days. The next largest global event I can imagine is the World Cup, which is
by MengerSponge 4y ago
The temporal distribution matters. Hajj is 2-3 million people over something like 5 days. The next largest global event I can imagine is the World Cup, which is estimated to be 1.5 million people distributed across several venues later this year.
- CommanderData 4y agoWorld Cup has copious amount of hookup culture (just look through Tinder when the season plays in your city), Grindr and general clubbing in these areas. I've been a visitor during a World Cup and its not just the football people go for. There's even a term for it: World Cup fever, not just isolated to world cups, many other sporting events have the same problem of being super spreading events for STIs https://sexualhealthbucks.nhs.uk/latest/world-cup-fever/ https://sexualhealthbucks.nhs.uk/latest/world-cup-fever/ I'd also say prolonged contact and mingling is worse then a short one like above, plenty of time to pub and club crawl, sleep with multiple partners, allowing disease to expell after its normal 5-6day incubation period.