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R0 (Basic Reproduction Number)
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Summary
R0, or the
Basic Reproduction Number
, is a metric used to describe the contagiousness or
Transmissibility of an infectious pathogen
, representing the
Average number of secondary infections
produced by one
Infected individual
in a
Fully susceptible population
. A
Value of R0
greater than 1 indicates that the
Infection will likely spread
in the population, while a value less than 1 suggests that the
Infection will eventually die out
.
Concepts
Infectious Disease Dynamics
Epidemiology
Transmission Rate
Susceptible Population
Herd Immunity Threshold
Epidemic Modeling
Infectious Period
Contact Rate
Public Health Interventions
Viral Transmission
Population Immunity
Infection Rate Reduction
Relevant Degrees
Prevention of Infectious Diseases 78%
Probability and Statistics 22%
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