Modeling the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases in Different Scale-Free Networks with the Same Degree Distribution

The transmission dynamics of some infectious diseases is related to the contact structure between individuals in a network. We used five algorithms to generate contact networks with different topological structure but with the same scale-free degree distribution. We simulated the spread of acute and...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Ossada, Raul, Grisi-Filho, José H H, Ferreira, Fernando, Amaku, Marcos
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 26.08.2013
Subjects
Algorithms
Complex systems
Computer simulation
Dynamics
Epidemics
Graph theory
Infectious diseases
Networks
Topology
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Summary:The transmission dynamics of some infectious diseases is related to the contact structure between individuals in a network. We used five algorithms to generate contact networks with different topological structure but with the same scale-free degree distribution. We simulated the spread of acute and chronic infectious diseases on these networks, using SI (Susceptible - Infected) and SIS (Susceptible - Infected - Susceptible) epidemic models. In the simulations, our objective was to observe the effects of the topological structure of the networks on the dynamics and prevalence of the simulated diseases. We found that the dynamics of spread of an infectious disease on different networks with the same degree distribution may be considerably different.
ISSN:2331-8422