Assignment task: For an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in a large non-immune population, assume that a typical infective encounter (usually via respiratory droplets through close contact) would occur on average 4 times a day and the probability of transmission per contact is p=0.005.
Also assume that people are infective for 2 weeks on average before becoming immune or dying from the illness or its complications. Want Assignment Help?
What is the estimated R0 of MERS in this situation?