get_transmissibility()

Returns the transmissibility value of a given condition.

Synopsis

get_transmissibility(condition)

Description

The transmissibility value represents how likely a transmission event will occur between a transmissible agent and a susceptible agent. The higher the value, the greater chance of a transmission event occurring.

Parameters

condition: The condition name

Returns

The transmissibility value of a condition

Examples

A transmissibility value is specified like so:

condition Influenza {
    transmissibility = 1.0
}

A call to get_transmissibility(Influenza) will return 1.0.