When does contacting more people lessen the transmission of infectious diseases?

A primary concern in epidemics is to minimize the probability of contagion, often resorting to reducing the number of contacted people. However, the success of that strategy depends on the shape of the dose-response curve, which relates the response of the exposed person to the pathogen dose receive...

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Main Author: Bernardo A. Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fams.2023.1189697/full