Approximate solution to the speed of spreading viruses.

Authors :: Ortega-Cejas V
Fort J
Méndez V
Campos D
Source :: Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics [Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys] 2004 Mar; Vol. 69 (3 Pt 1), pp. 031909. Date of Electronic Publication: 2004 Mar 24.
Publication Year :: 2004
Abstract: Recently, it has been shown that the speed of virus infections can be explained by time-delayed reaction-diffusion [J. Fort and V. Méndez, Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 178101 (2002)], but no analytical solutions were found. Here we derive formulas for the front speed, valid in appropriate limits. We also integrate numerically the evolution equations of the system. There is good agreement with both numerical and experimental speeds.

Subjects :: Bacterial Physiological Phenomena
Computer Simulation
Diffusion
Motion
Bacteria growth & development
Bacteria virology
Host-Parasite Interactions
Models, Biological
Virion growth & development
Virion pathogenicity
Virulence physiology

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1539-3755
Volume :: 69
Issue :: 3 Pt 1
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 15089324
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.69.031909