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Disease transmission model

\dɪˈziz\ \trænˈsmɪʃən\ \mɑdəl\

A mathematical model used to model the transmission of an infectious disease.

Fundamental parameters feeding in to such models are the reproduction number of a disease R0 and the Infection Fatality Ratio (IFR). Estimating these numbers needs reliable data relating to the disease.

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