Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Basic Reproduction Number

The expected number of new cases of an infection caused by an infected individual, amongst susceptible contacts only.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The expected number of new cases of an infection caused by an infected individual, amongst susceptible contacts only.

MeSH Record

Classification

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

Synonyms

25 entry terms
  • Basic Reproduction Ratio
  • Basic Reproductive Number
  • Basic Reproductive Rate
  • Basic Reproductive Ratio
  • R0 Basic Reproduction Number
  • Basic Reproductive Numbers
  • Basic Reproductive Rates
  • Basic Reproductive Ratios
  • Rate, Basic Reproductive
  • Reproduction Number, Basic
  • Reproduction Ratio, Basic
  • Reproductive Number, Basic
  • Reproductive Rate, Basic
  • Reproductive Rates, Basic
  • Reproductive Ratio, Basic
  • Effective Reproduction Number
  • Effective Reproductive Number
  • RE Effective Reproduction Number
  • Re Effective Reproductive Number
  • Transmissibility Measures
  • Effective Reproduction Numbers
  • Effective Reproductive Numbers
  • Reproduction Number, Effective
  • Reproductive Number, Effective
  • Transmissibility Measure

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

8 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, statistics & numerical data, veterinary.

MeSH Record

Indexing Annotation

not related to REPRODUCTION: see scope note

MeSH Record

History Note

2006

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Basic Reproduction Number. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D050936. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D050936
  2. Basic Reproduction Number. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_reproduction_number
  3. Basic Reproduction Number. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q901464