Impact of superspreaders on epidemic dynamics
- Jul 8, 2024
- 1 min read
A good understanding of the epidemic’s dynamic’s mechanism is needed in order to anticipate and predict the range of pandemic phenomena. To do this, different models exist from the simplest to the hardest, each taking into account different parameters. In the case of Covid-19, models suffer from the presence of superspreaders, people who are responsible for the main part of infection.
In this video, the issue posed by superspreaders will be explained at the same time as the different models we can use to predict their impact on the dynamics of the epidemic.
Watch Hadrien's video to learn more about how simplest epidemiological models work.
Hadrien Boulay-Colonna is a student in the Cell Physics Master at the University of Strasbourg, France.
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