How Scientists Quantify the Intensity of an Outbreak Like COVID-19
An epidemiologist explains the term "R0" and how many people one person with the coronavirus can infect.
March 17, 2020 1:56 PM
Joseph Eisenberg, PhD, MPH
Chair of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan
Dr. Eisenberg is the John G. Searle endowed Chair and Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. Dr. Eisenberg received his PhD in Bioengineering in the joint University of California, Berkeley/University of California, San Francisco program, and an MPH from the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Simone Samano-McDaniel
Senior Communications Specialist
Rasna Kaur Neelam
Medical student at the University of Michigan Medical School
