Time evolution of non-lethal infectious diseases: a semi-continuous approach

A. Noviello, F. Romeo () and R. De Luca

The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2006, vol. 50, issue 3, 505-511

Abstract: A model describing the dynamics related to the spreading of non-lethal infectious diseases in a fixed-size population is proposed. The model consists of a non-linear delay-differential equation describing the time evolution of the increment in the number of infectious individuals and depends upon a limited number of parameters. Predictions are in good qualitative agreement with data on influenza, which is taken to be a representative type of non-lethal infectious disease. Copyright EDP Sciences/Società Italiana di Fisica/Springer-Verlag 2006

Keywords: 87.23.Cc Population dynamics and ecological pattern formation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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