Mathematical Models for Communicable Diseases

Fred Brauer · Carlos Castillo-Chaavez

gen 2012 · CBMS-NSF Regional Conference Series in Applied Mathematics Libro 84 · SIAM

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This graduate-level textbook appeals to readers interested in the mathematical theory of disease transmission models. It is self-contained and accessible to readers who are comfortable with calculus, elementary differential equations, and linear algebra. The book provides insight into modeling cross-immunity between different disease strains (such as influenza) and the synergistic interactions between multiple diseases (e.g., HIV and tuberculosis); diseases transmitted by viral agents, bacteria, and vectors (e.g., mosquitos transmitting malaria to humans); and both epidemic and endemic disease occurrences.