A certain disease has a basic reproduction number (R0) of 2. If one infected person enters a population, how many people could potentially be infected after 3 generations? (2020)

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A certain disease has a basic reproduction number (R0) of 2. If one infected person enters a population, how many people could potentially be infected after 3 generations? (2020)
  1. 6
  2. 8
  3. 10
  4. 12

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Q: A certain disease has a basic reproduction number (R0) of 2. If one infected person enters a population, how many people could potentially be infected after 3 generations? (2020)
Solution: Potential infections = R0^n = 2^3 = 8.
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