Albert Jessica, Nouwens Amanda, Ahn Rena, Muller Anna, Raffensperger Kait, Nguyen Grace, Wisont Tristan, McConachie Anastasia, Mundi Parveet, Fitzgibbon Margaret, Kremer-Herman Nathaniel, Rutherford Robert
Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Department of Computer Science, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, USA.
J Microbiol Biol Educ. 2025 Aug 21;26(2):e0006225. doi: 10.1128/jmbe.00062-25. Epub 2025 May 21.
(BTO) is a free, online simulation of infectious outbreaks designed for educational use. A student using the simulation chooses a disease, vaccination percentage, social distancing rates, and other inputs. BTO then visually displays the resulting outbreak as it proceeds, including summary data, such as incidence and prevalence. BTO also shows emergent results like reproductive rate (R), which can be used to determine and test the herd immunity threshold (HIT) of the outbreak. BTO has been tested in the undergraduate microbiology classroom, where results suggest its use can enhance the learning of epidemiological content.
（BTO）是一个免费的在线传染病爆发模拟程序，专为教育用途而设计。使用该模拟程序的学生可以选择一种疾病、疫苗接种率、社交距离率和其他输入参数。然后，BTO会直观地展示疫情爆发的过程，包括发病率和患病率等汇总数据。BTO还会显示诸如繁殖率（R）等涌现结果，可用于确定和测试疫情的群体免疫阈值（HIT）。BTO已在本科微生物学课堂上进行了测试，结果表明其使用可以增强流行病学内容的学习。
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