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Basic Reproduction Number (R naught) and Case Fatality Rate of COVID-19: A Conceptual Approach

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Pandemics are an exceptional form of disaster which wreak havoc on physical, psychological, social and fiscal well-being of the entire populace. In the past decade alone, outbreaks of infectious diseases like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), swine flu, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Ebola and the Zika virus resulted in significant upheaval, globally. Listing the key events in a time frame is of utmost importance in understanding the progression of the pandemic so as to map the natural history and plan targeted interventions. Research into dynamics of disease transmission and severity are important to public health preparedness. In the present communication, evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and public health concepts such as R naught (R0) and Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of SARS-CoV-2 in comparison with other recent epidemics of coronaviruses have been summarised, along with presumable scenarios relevant to the pandemic in an attempt to disseminate succinct, consolidated, uncomplicated, specific and scientifically accurate information.

Source: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH

DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2020/45502.14054

Authors: Bhavna Sahni, Arvind Kumar Yadav, Kiran Bala, Pabitra Kumar Jena, Dinesh Kumar

Institutions: Government Medical College, Government Medical College, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

Language: English

Topic: COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Subfield: Modeling and Simulation

Field: Mathematics

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $275