Overview
- The first book in this new and “hot” scientific topic of modeling in immunology
- Includes content that is primarily application-oriented
- Rigorous collective treatise from experts in the field
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Field Data on Behaviour
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Front Matter
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Modeling Behaviour Change in Response to Epidemic Threats
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Modeling behaviour change in response to epidemic threats
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Modeling Vaccinating Behaviour
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Modeling vaccinating behaviour
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About this book
This volume summarizes the state-of-the-art in the fast growing research area of modeling the influence of information-driven human behavior on the spread and control of infectious diseases. In particular, it features the two main and inter-related “core” topics: behavioral changes in response to global threats, for example, pandemic influenza, and the pseudo-rational opposition to vaccines. In order to make realistic predictions, modelers need to go beyond classical mathematical epidemiology to take these dynamic effects into account.
With contributions from experts in this field, the book fills a void in the literature. It goes beyond classical texts, yet preserves the rationale of many of them by sticking to the underlying biology without compromising on scientific rigor. Epidemiologists, theoretical biologists, biophysicists, applied mathematicians, and PhD students will benefit from this book. However, it is also written for Public Health professionals interested in understanding models, and to advanced undergraduate students, since it only requires a working knowledge of mathematical epidemiology.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“Anyone interested in infectious disease modeling would benefit. Written by experts in the field, it is easily accessible even to those with only the most cursory introduction to modeling and mathematical epidemiology. The book focuses on modeling behavioral changes in response to infection dynamics. … This is a timely addition to the existing infectious disease modeling library. It would be an excellent textbook for any modeling course … .” (Margaret L. Chorazy, Doody’s Book Reviews, April, 2013)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Modeling the Interplay Between Human Behavior and the Spread of Infectious Diseases
Editors: Piero Manfredi, Alberto D'Onofrio
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5474-8
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-5473-1
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-8685-6
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-5474-8
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 329
Topics: Physiological, Cellular and Medical Topics, Immunology, Math. Applications in Chemistry, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Infectious Diseases, Mathematical and Computational Biology