In Part 3 Julia refines our model to use one of the most important numbers in disease modelling. And there's a chance for you to explore its meaning using a new interactivity.
In the final Part we explore what other aspects we need to consider to make a model more realistic. There's an interactivity that allows you to party, commute, and visit friends and we find out more about what life as a research is like from Julia.
The reproduction ratio, R, is one of the most important numbers in epidemiology. Find out what it means in this very easy introduction.
At the beginning of an epidemic the number of infected people grows exponentially. But why does the number e appear in descriptions of this growth?
This collection of articles looks at some basic concepts in epidemiology and how mathematics plays a central role in understanding how infectious diseases spread.
What is herd immunity and what does it have to do with a number called R?
