From: Theoretical perspectives on the infectiousness of Ebola virus disease
Disease
Basic reproduction number
Mean generation time (days)a
Reference
Measles
15.0 (12–18)
12.0
[19]
Influenza (H1N1-2009)
1.4 (1.2-3.1)
2.8
[20]
Ebola virus disease
1.7 (1.5-2.0)
15.0 b
[1]