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Time Evolution of Non-Lethal Infectious Diseases: A Semi-Continuous Approach

Populations and Evolution 2010-10-05 v1 Quantitative Methods

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.

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@article{arxiv.q-bio/0506037,
  title  = {Time Evolution of Non-Lethal Infectious Diseases: A Semi-Continuous Approach},
  author = {A. Noviello and F. Romeo and R. De Luca},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:q-bio/0506037},
  year   = {2010}
}

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21 pages