R0
noun[U]
uk/ˌɑː ˈnɔːt/us/ˌɑːr ˈnɑːt/(mainlyUKalsoR)symbolforreproductionnumber: theaveragenumberofpeoplethat onepersonwith aparticulardiseaseinfects:
（疾病的）基本传染数R0describeshow manycasesof adiseaseaninfectedpersonwill go on tocause.R0显示的是一个患病者会传染给多少人。
If R0 is 3, then onaverageeverycasewillcreatethree newcases.如果R0是3，就说明平均每个患病者会制造3个新的病例。
- Governments around theworldkeeptalkingabout R0.
- Is thebasicreproductivenumber(R0) formeaslesvirusesobservedinrecentoutbreakslowerthan in the pre-vaccinationera?
- R0 is theaveragenumberofpeoplewho willcatchthediseasefrom asingleinfectedperson, in apopulationthat’s neverseenthediseasebefore.
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