Fig. 4
From: Transmission characteristics of MERS and SARS in the healthcare setting: a comparative study
The reproduction number according to disease generations, Rg , starting with the index reproduction number (R0) at generation 0 and according to exposure category (healthcare worker, patients, visitors or family member, and non-clinical staff) for Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreaks linked to healthcare settings. Rg denotes the mean number of secondary cases stemming from cases in generation g. The horizontal dashed line at R = 1.0 is shown for reference