Abstract: In this work we model a pandemic where individuals are first infected with the influenza virus and later contract a secondary bacterial infection. The model uses a modified SIR approach with standard analytical and qualitative analysis. Theoretical questions are investigated concerning the proportion of the population to initially vaccinate for influenza, the proportion of the population to quarantine after being infected with influenza, and how improved treatments of bacterial infections all would play into reducing the net number of deaths.
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WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine, ISSN / E-ISSN: 1109-9518 / 2224-2902, Volume 10, 2013
Kayla Henneman, Dan Van Peursem, Victor C. Huber, "Mathematical Modeling of Influenza and a Secondary Bacterial Infection," WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine, vol. 10, pp. -, 2013, DOI:
Kayla Henneman, Dan Van Peursem, Victor C. Huber. Mathematical Modeling of Influenza and a Secondary Bacterial Infection.
WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine. 2013;10:-.