Parasite-Guest Infection Modeling: Social Science Applications

In this study we argue that parasite-host infections are a major research topic because of their implications for human health, agriculture and wildlife. The evolution of infection mechanisms is a research topic in areas such as virology and ecology. Mathematical modelling has been an essential tool...

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Autores:
Vargas-García, Cesar
Lis-Gutiérrez, Jenny Paola
Gaitán-Angulo, Mercedes
Lis-Gutiérrez, Melissa
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2020
Institución:
Corporación Universidad de la Costa
Repositorio:
REDICUC - Repositorio CUC
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.cuc.edu.co:11323/8109
Acceso en línea:
https://hdl.handle.net/11323/8109
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53956-6_55
https://repositorio.cuc.edu.co/
Palabra clave:
Infection modeling
Parasite-host infections
Mathematical model
Rights
openAccess
License
CC0 1.0 Universal
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Summary:In this study we argue that parasite-host infections are a major research topic because of their implications for human health, agriculture and wildlife. The evolution of infection mechanisms is a research topic in areas such as virology and ecology. Mathematical modelling has been an essential tool to obtain a better systematic and quantitative understanding of the processes of parasitic infection that are difficult to discern through strictly experimental approaches. In this article we review recent attempts using mathematical models to discriminate and quantify these infection mechanisms. We also emphasize the challenges that these models could bring to new fields of study such as social sciences and economics.