Dynamic Modeling of Diseases and Pests

• Main Authors: Hannon, Bruce (Author), Ruth, Matthias (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Series: Modeling Dynamic Systems
• Subjects: Medicine.; Health informatics.; Infectious diseases.; Epidemiology.; Computer simulation.; Bioinformatics.; Computational biology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Health Informatics.; Simulation and Modeling.; Infectious Diseases.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Computer Appl. in Life Sciences.

Models help us understand the nonlinear dynamics of real-world processes by using the computer to mimic the actual forces that result in a system’s behavior. The growing complexity of human social systems, from individual behavior to that of entire populations makes us increasingly vulnerable to dis...

Table of Contents:

• The Why and How of Dynamic Modeling
• Basic Epidemic Models
• Insect Dynamics
• Applications
• Malaria and Sickle Cell Anemia
• Encephalitis
• Chagas Disease
• Lyme Disease
• Chicken Pox and Shingles
• Toxoplasmosis
• The Zebra Mussel
• Biological Control of Pestilence
• Indirect Susceptible-Infected-Resistant Models of Arboviral Encephalitis Transmission
• Chaos and Pestilence
• Catastrophe and Pestilence
• Spatial Pestilence Dynamics
• Conclusions
• Conclusion.