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Marciniak Lab
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Respiratory doctor @CUH_NHS & @RoyalPapworth. Professor of Respiratory Science @Cambridge_Uni @TheCIMR. Director @CambridgeMBPhD.
Mar 14, 2020 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
We’ve heard lots about R0 (R naught) recently.

R0 is the reproduction number or the average number of people an infected person will infect.

1/n Why does it matter?

The spread of a contagions disease depends on R0.

R0 equals 1, the disease persists without increasing or degreasing in number.

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