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Dynamics of an Infectious Disease Where Media Coverage Influences Transmission
Joint Authors
Bauch, Chris T.
Tchuenche, Jean M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
There is significant current interest in the application of media/psychosocial effects to problems in epidemiology.
News reporting has the potential to reach and to modify the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of a large proportion of the community.
A susceptible-infected-hospitalized-recovered model with vital dynamics, where media coverage of disease incidence and disease prevalence can influence people to reduce their contact rates is formulated.
The media function is incorporated into the model using an exponentially decreasing function.
Qualitative analysis of the model reveals that the disease-free equilibrium is locally asymptotically stable when a certain threshold is less than unity.
Numerical results show the potential short-term beneficial effect of media coverage.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tchuenche, Jean M.& Bauch, Chris T.. 2012. Dynamics of an Infectious Disease Where Media Coverage Influences Transmission. ISRN Biomathematics،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-482483
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tchuenche, Jean M.& Bauch, Chris T.. Dynamics of an Infectious Disease Where Media Coverage Influences Transmission. ISRN Biomathematics No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-482483
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tchuenche, Jean M.& Bauch, Chris T.. Dynamics of an Infectious Disease Where Media Coverage Influences Transmission. ISRN Biomathematics. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-482483
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-482483