The reproduction ratio, R, is one of the most important numbers in epidemiology. Find out what it means in this very easy introduction.
At the beginning of an epidemic the number of infected people grows exponentially. But why does the number e appear in descriptions of this growth?
What is the growth rate and what does it tell us about an epidemic?
This collection of articles looks at some basic concepts in epidemiology and how mathematics plays a central role in understanding how infectious diseases spread.
What is herd immunity and what does it have to do with a number called R?
The BloodCounts! project is gearing up towards one of the largest-scale applications yet of machine learning in medicine and healthcare.
Some diseases spread far more quickly in care homes and other settings with vulnerable people. How can maths help? And what help does maths need?
