Risk-Taking Behavior and Its Impact on Treatment, Vaccination and Diagnosing

We present results from two recent mathematical biology studies that address the effect of risk taking behavior on epidemic models. We show that when risk-taking prevails over risk-avoidance, it is possible to show a detrimental and counterintuitive effect from increasing vaccination and treatment...

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Main Author: Daniel Maxin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ion Motofei, Carol Davila University 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1015&context=jmms