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EFFECTIVE REPRODUCTIVE RATE [1 record]

Record 1 2021-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • Human Diseases - Various
Universal entry(ies)
R
correct, symbol
DEF

The average number of secondary cases generated by an infected person in a population formed of people who are immune to the infectious disease and people who are susceptible to it.

OBS

It is calculated by multiplying the R0 by the proportion of the host population that is susceptible to the infectious disease.

OBS

Vaccination, for example, can modify the effective reproduction number.

OBS

Re: written Re.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Maladies humaines diverses
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
R
correct, symbol
DEF

Nombre moyen de cas secondaires générés par une personne infectée dans une population formée de personnes immunisées contre la maladie infectieuse et de personnes qui y sont réceptives.

OBS

Il est calculé en multipliant le R0 par la proportion de la population hôte qui est réceptive à la maladie infectieuse.

OBS

La vaccination, notamment, peut modifier le taux de reproduction net.

OBS

Re : s'écrit Re.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
Entrada(s) universal(es)
R
correct, symbol
CONT

Durante el desarrollo de las epidemias, es posible identificar "olas pandémicas", que se definen como períodos de tiempo en los que los casos observados se notan como distribuciones superpuestas […] A cada una de estas olas corresponde un número reproductivo efectivo (R), que es el número promedio de infecciones secundarias que produce un individuo infectado y es un reflejo de la efectividad de la transmisión de la enfermedad en un momento específico […]

OBS

Re: se escribe Re.

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