COVID19_JanApr2020_HongKong
                        A dataset of COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong
MERS_2013_MEregion      A dataset of MERS outbreaks in the Middle East
                        region
d_nextgenclusterdistn   The next-generation cluster size distribution
d_offspringdistn        The offspring distribution
d_outbreakdistn         The final outbreak size distribution
d_reproductiondistn     The distribution of individual reproduction
                        number
mpox_19801984_DRC       A dataset of mpox outbreaks in DRC
overalllikelihood       The likelihood function
paraest.MCMC            To estimate model parameters using Markov chain
                        Monte Carlo approach
paraest.ML              To estimate model parameters using maximum
                        likelihood approach
smallpox_19581973_Europe
                        A dataset of smallpox outbreaks in Europe
tailoffspringQ          The "20/80" rule
