Publication Year
2009
Abstract
In order for the development of antibiotics and vaccines to be successful, the lifecycle and infection pattern of a pathogen must be studied well. In this paper, we study the rate of replication and the pattern of infection in a homogeneous population, which may or may not have an effective immunity or immunization program against the pathogen. We utilize three functions: one will determine the rate with which the pathogen replicates; the second will show the result of an infection by a single individual of a susceptible population without a removal rate; and the third will include the removal rate and its dependent factor, intensity.
Recommended Citation
Maknenko, Arthur
(2009)
"Infection of a Homogeneous Population by a Known Bacterium,"
Undergraduate Journal of Mathematical Modeling: One + Two:
Vol. 1:
Iss.
2, Article 6.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/2326-3652.1.2.6
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ujmm/vol1/iss2/6
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Advisors:
Arcadii Grinshpan, Mathematics and Statistics
Gordon Fox, Integrative Biology
Problem Suggested By:
Gordon Fox
