Modelling the influence of human behaviour on the spread of infectious diseases: a review
Royal Holloway University of London · Stanford University
Abstract
Human behaviour plays an important role in the spread of infectious diseases, and understanding the influence of behaviour on the spread of diseases can be key to improving control efforts. While behavioural responses to the spread of a disease have often been reported anecdotally, there has been relatively little systematic investigation into how behavioural changes can affect disease dynamics. Mathematical models for the spread of infectious diseases are an important tool for investigating and quantifying such effects, not least because the spread of a disease among humans is not amenable to direct experimental study. Here, we review recent efforts to incorporate human behaviour into disease models, and…
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3Topics & keywords
- Infectious disease (medical specialty)
- Disease
- Human disease
- Mathematical modelling of infectious disease
- Risk analysis (engineering)
- Data science
- Computer science
- Cognitive psychology