Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Disease

Abstract

Human suffers from infectious diseases since prehistoric time. Sometimes epidemic infectious disease causes mass death toll. So attempts have been taken to save human kind from such infectious diseases. With the advent of science branches it is associated with this endeavour. In recent years mathematical modeling has become a valuable tool in the analysis of infectious disease dynamics and to support the development of control strategies. Mathematical models can project how infectious diseases progress to show the likely outcome of an epidemic and help inform public health interventions. Models use some basic assumptions and mathematics to find parameters for various infectious diseases and use those parameters to calculate the effects of possible interventions, like mass vaccination programmes. Here author attempts to discuss basic problems from mathematical view.