Asymptotically Autonomous Epidemic Models
Asymptotically Autonomous Epidemic Models
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1994-07
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C. Castillo-Chavez;H. Thieme
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C. Castillo-Chavez;H. Thieme
Differential equation systems modeling the spread of infectious diseases are considered which can be rewritten as smaller asymptotically autonomous systems with limiting systems that are easier to handle than the original ones. Using recently developed techniques, it is shown that the asymptotic dynamics of the original systems are the same as the ones of the reduced systems, namely convergence to the disease-free or an endemic equilibrium. The models describe non-lethal sexually transmitted diseases. The first model considers a complex dependence of the incidence on the numbers of susceptible, infective, and removed individuals caused by change of behavior according to the perceived risk. The second model adds multiple strains of the infective agent with total cross-immunity. The third model considers a standard incidence, but a distributed length of the removal period.