The mathematics of infectious diseases

Authors

  • Pablo Amster Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Matemática

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33044/revem.29726

Keywords:

SIR Model, Discrete models, Infection curve, Difference equations

Abstract

This article introduces the main aspects of a discrete version of the SIR model, which is employed to describe the propagation of infectious diseases and has become an unexpected protagonist of the present times. The basic properties that rule the behaviour of the curves of susceptible and infected individuals are
shown, and elementary numerical examples are given. 

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Published

2020-07-30

How to Cite

Amster, P. (2020). The mathematics of infectious diseases. Revista De Educación Matemática, 35(2), 5–20. https://doi.org/10.33044/revem.29726

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Artículos de Matemática