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contagiousness

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12:55 Apr 13, 2020
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COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Medical (general)
English term or phrase: contagiousness
Definition from Government of Canada:
The contagiousness of a pathogen is measured by determining its R0, or basic reproduction number.

Example sentence(s):
  • The contagiousness of COVID-19 is higher than seasonal flu, similar to pandemic flu and the common cold, and much lower than measles and chickenpox. The measured contagiousness of a respiratory virus can decrease over time with infection control efforts. The OCR
  • Epidemiologists try to gauge contagiousness by estimating the number of additional people a person who is infected is likely to infect. The Washington Post
  • Armenia COVID19 patient’s wife continues testing negative, indicating possible low contagiousness. Armenpress
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Definition from Bioteknologi & Introspeksi - aminrukaini:
Pakar ahli epidemiologi menggunakan Angka Asas Reproduksi (Basic Reproduction Number) atau singkatannya R0 bagi menentukan kadar kebolehjangkitan sesuatu virus.

Example sentence(s):
  • Mengulas lanjut, Dr Noor Hisham berkata sebanyak 2,462 kes membabitkan jumlah kes aktif dengan kebolehjangkitan COVID-19. - Astro Awani  
  • Oleh itu, setelah kes kumulatif ditolak dengan kes discaj dan kematian, jumlah kes aktif dengan kebolehjangkitan COVID-19 adalah 2,464 kes. - Desk of Director-General of Health M'sia  
  • Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan, Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah berkata, kadar kebolehjangkitan atau istilah epidemiologi 'jumlah pembiakan asas' (ditanda sebagai R-naught atau R0) Covid-19 di Malaysia telah dikurangkan ke tahap stabil sejak pelaksanaan perintah kawalan pergerakan (PKP). - Malaysiakini  
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