A Preliminary Study of the Transmission Dynamics of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the Causative Agent of AIDS

M. Anderson, Roy; F. Medley, Graham; M. May, Robert; Johnson, Margaret

doi:10.1093/imammb/3.4.229

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A Preliminary Study of the Transmission Dynamics of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the Causative Agent of AIDS

Published in Mathematical Medicine and Biology A Journal of the IMA • Jan 1, 1986

Authors:

Roy M. Anderson

Graham F. Medley

Robert M. May

Abstract

The paper describes some preliminary attempts to formulate simple mathematical models of the transmission dynamics of HIV infection in homosexual communities. In conjunction with a survey of the available epidemiological data on HIV infection and the incidence of AIDS, the models are used to assess ...

Subject

Incubation period

Transmission (telecommunications)

Basic reproduction number

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