R0 or R0 is pronounced “R naught.” It’s a mathematical term that indicates how many people will be infected from a single person who has a disease. For example, let’s say that R0 is 1. If I am infected, then I am apt to infect one other person. That person will go on to infect one other person and so on. The progression is 1+1+1+1. After 20 generations, there are 20 infected people. However, if R0 is 2, then I will infect two persons who each will go on to infect two other persons. So, the progression becomes 1+2+4+8+16+32, and after…
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