reproduction number
noun[C]
uk/ˌriː.prəˈdʌk.ʃən ˌnʌm.bər/us/ˌriː.prəˈdʌk.ʃən ˌnʌm.bɚ/(alsoreproduction rate);(abbreviationR,R0)theaveragenumberofpeoplethat onepersonwith aparticulardiseaseinfects:
（疾病的）传染数Thereproductionnumberisusefulforunderstandingthe transmissibility of adisease.了解传染数有助于理解疾病的传播能力。
What is thereproductionratefor Covid-19?Covid-19的传播率是多少？
- Measles has areproductionnumberof 15 inpopulationswithoutimmunity.
- Reproductionnumbersmay beestimatedat differenttimesduring anepidemic.
- TheDepartmentof Health has beentrackingthereproductionrateof thevirusthroughoutthepandemic.
Passing on illness & causing disease
- aerosolize
- catching
- community transmission
- contact tracer
- contact tracing
- disseminator
- epidemic
- harbour
- infected
- insalubrious
- noncarrier
- noncontagious
- pass on
- percent positive
- pestilential
- transmit
- transmittable
- unhygienic
- verminous
- virally