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Table 2 Model Transmission and Person-to-Person Contact Parameter Values[32]

From: School closure as an influenza mitigation strategy: how variations in legal authority and plan criteria can alter the impact

Contact Group

Infected

Susceptible

Value

Household

Adult

Adult

.4

Household

Child

Adult

.3

Household

Adult

Child

.3

Household

Child

Child

.6

School

Elementary Student

Elementary Student

.0435

School

Middle Student

Middle Student

.0375

School

High Student

High Student

.0315

Workplace

Adult

Adult

.0575

Hospital

HCW

HCW

.0575

Hospital

HCW

Patient

.01

Hospital

Patient

HCW

.01

Neighborhood

All

Child

.0000145

Neighborhood

All

Adult

.000725

Community

All

Child

.00003175

Community

All

Adult

.00018125