Measles is caused by an extremely infectious virus. Use the herd immunity equation to calculate the proportion of the population that needs to be immune in order to effectively halt the spread of measles via herd immunity. The Ro of the measles virus is 18 and the vaccine is 97% effective. Enter your answer as a decimal, not as a percentage. Round to the nearest 4 decimal places (example: 0.3568). It is recommended you do not round between calculation steps.

Measles is caused by an extremely infectious virus. Use the herd immunity equation to calculate the proportion of the population that needs to be immune in order to effectively halt the spread of measles via herd immunity. The Ro of the measles virus is 18 and the vaccine is 97% effective. Enter your answer as a decimal, not as a percentage. Round to the nearest 4 decimal places (example: 0.3568). It is recommended you do not round between calculation steps.

Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN:9780134580999

Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation

Section: Chapter Questions

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