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Dynamics of novel COVID-19 in the presence of Co-morbidity.
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Infectious Disease Modelling (2468-2152) . Jun2022, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p138-160. 23p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has emerged as a global serious public health issue from December 2019. People having a weak immune system are more susceptible to coronavirus infection. It is a double challenge for people of any age with certain underlying medical conditions including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer etc. Co-morbidity increases the probability of COVID-19 complication. In this paper a deterministic compartmental model is formulated to understand the transmission dynamics of COVID-19. Rigorous mathematical analysis of the model shows that it exhibits backward bifurcation phenomenon when the basic reproduction number is less than unity. For the case of no re-infection it is shown that having the reproduction number less than one is necessary and sufficient for the effective control of COVID-19, that is, the disease free equilibrium is globally asymptotically stable when the reproduction threshold is less than unity. Furthermore, in the absence of reinfection, a unique endemic equilibrium of the model exists which is globally asymptotically stable whenever the reproduction number is greater than unity. Numerical simulations of the model, using data relevant to COVID-19 transmission dynamics, show that the use of efficacious face masks publicly could lead to the elimination of COVID-19 up to a satisfactory level. The study also shows that in the presence of co-morbidity, the disease increases significantly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24682152
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Infectious Disease Modelling (2468-2152)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 157700107
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idm.2022.04.005