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R0 (reproductive rate)

Spanish translation: Número reproductivo básico

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12:54 Apr 14, 2020
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COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
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English term or phrase: R0 (reproductive rate)
Definition from Kaiser Family Foundation:
An epidemiologic metric used to describe the contagiousness or transmissibility of infectious agents, which is usually estimated with complex mathematical models developed using various sets of assumptions. It is an estimate of the average number of new cases of a disease that each case generates, at a given point in time. R0 estimates for the virus that causes COVID-19 are around 2 to 3, which is slightly higher than that for seasonal influenza (R0 ~1.2-1.3), but far lower than more contagious diseases such as measles (R0 ~12 - 18).

Example sentence(s):
  • The R0 is not an intrinsic feature of the virus. It can be lowered through containment, mitigation and ultimately “herd immunity,” as people who have recovered become less susceptible to infections or serious illnesses. For the epidemic to begin to end, the reproduction rate has to drop below 1. The Washington Post
  • This chart shows two curves with two very different virus reproduction rates. In the steepest curve, the virus reproduces quickly in a short period of time. In this scenario, emergency rooms, intensive care units and other parts of the health care system are overwhelmed. In an overwhelmed system, mortality rates can be high and those infected may not get the treatment they need. World Economic Forum
  • When the team modeled a scenario in which contacts were notified the instant a person tested positive, it was possible to push the reproductive rate of the virus below that threshold, the team reported in a preprint this week. Science
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Spanish translation:Número reproductivo básico
Definition:
El número reproductivo básico (R0), se usa para estimar la velocidad con que una enfermedad puede propagarse en una población.
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José Huarancca
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Número reproductivo básico


Definition from OPS:
El número reproductivo básico (R0), se usa para estimar la velocidad con que una enfermedad puede propagarse en una población.

Example sentence(s):
  • Las actividades se concentraron en la estimación rápida del número reproductivo básico (R0) del virus. - scielosp  
  • Basándose en esta perspectiva matemática sencilla, los epidemiólogos suelen considerar que el número reproductivo básico es uno de los parámetros decisivos para determinar si una epidemia es susceptible de control (14, 15). - NCBI  
José Huarancca
Peru
Local time: 18:23
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 24

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  Victoria Kloppenburg
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Yes  Chema Nieto Castañón: Número básico de reproducción (R0)...
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Yes  María Patricia Arce
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Yes  Rosa Maria Calderon
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Yes  Leda Roche: As definition of R0 (see discussion comment)
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