Epidemiology Activity The following diagram looks at the R0 value… Epidemiology ActivityThe following diagram looks at the R0 value for various communicable diseases. Use the following diagram to answer questions #1-4. 1. Based on the figure above, explain why the transmission rate for COVID-19 is higher than Ebola. 2. Explain what R0 means and what the current R0 for COVID-19 is. 3. When R0 reaches a value beyond __________, the number of infected people can increase exponentially and lead to a pandemic. 4. Compare R0 values to severity of illness in the figure above. Does a higher R0 indicate higher fatality rate? 5. In addition to the R0, other measurements are considered when looking at infectious diseases. Define the following terms:a. Positivity rate: b. Use the link and diagram below to help you differentiate between mortality (death) rate and case fatality rate CFR. Describe, in your own words, the difference. https://newslit.org/updates/case-fatality-rate-vs-mortality-rate/ https://www.nwcphp.org/docs/data_module/data_transcript_slides.pdfa. Use the diagram below to help you differentiate between case fatality rate CFR and Infection fatality rate (IFR). Describe, in your own words, the difference. https://theconversation.com/the-coronavirus-looks-less-deadly-than-first-reported-but-its-definitely-not-just-a-flu-133526 6. It is known that a certain amount of the human population can carry COVID-19 and either not show any visible signs of the disease or have very mild symptoms. What challenges can you think of for health care officials trying to control communicable diseases like COVID-19? Biology Science Microbiology BIOS 251
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