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Estimated values of R0 for different infections and populations.

Infection Geographical location Time R0
Measles Cirencester, England 1947-50 13-14
  England and Wales 1950-68 16-18
  Kansas, USA 1918-21 5-6
  Ontario, Canada 1912-13 11-12
  Willesden, England 1912-13 11-12
  Ghana 1960-68 14-15
  Eastern Nigeria 1960-68 16-17
Pertussis England and Wales 1944-78 16-18
  Maryland, USA 1943 16-17
  Ontario, Canada 1912-13 10-11
Chickenpox Maryland, USA 1913-17 7-8
  Baltimore, USA 1943 10-11
  England and Wales 1944-68 10-12
Diphtheria New York, USA 1918-19 4-5
  Maryland, USA 1908-17 4-5
Mumps Baltimore, USA 1943 7-8
  England and Wales 1960-80 11-14
  Netherlands 1970-80 11-14
Rubella England and Wales 1960-70 6-7
  Czechoslovakia 1970-77 8-9
  Poland 1970-77 11-12
  Gambia 1976 15-16
Poliomyelitis USA 1955 5-6
  Netherlands 1960 6-7
Human Immuno-deficiency Virus - I England and Wales (male homosexuals) 1981-85 2-5
  Nairobi, Kenya (female prostitutes) 1981-85 11-12
  Kampala, Uganda (heterosexuals) 1985-87 10-11

Source: Anderson R, May R. Infectious diseases of humans. Oxford: OUP; 1991. p.70.

 Observe the table and discuss possible social and viral/bacterial characteristics which may relate to different values of R0.

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