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R0: How scientists quantify the intensity of an outbreak like coronavirus and its pandemic potential

  • Written by Joseph Eisenberg, Professor and Chair of Epidemiology, University of Michigan
To how many others will one infected person spread the infection?Bim/Getty Images

If you saw the 2011 movie “Contagion,” about a worldwide pandemic of a new virus, then you’ve heard the term R0.

Pronounced “R naught,” this isn’t just jargon made up in Hollywood. It represents an important concept in epidemiology...

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