Epidemiology: Calling the disease detectives

There is so much we don’t yet know about Covid-19. Science can fill in this knowledge, and when it comes to disease, epidemiologists are the most powerful scientific detectives. They are busy looking at clues, including the virus’s biochemical makeup. It is their work that will help us to beat the virus. Share this article with your students and then give them the worksheet on the reproduction number. The calculations will help them understand how small changes can have a big impact on the spread of a virus.