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ArticleAdvances in difference equations2021

Effects of masks on the transmission of infectious diseases.

Lili Han, Qiuhui Pan, Baolin Kang, Mingfeng He

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Article in Advances in difference equations, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Lili HanSchool of Mathematical Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China.
Qiuhui PanSchool of Mathematical Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China.
Baolin KangCollege of Mathematics and Information Science, Anshan Normal University, Anshan, China.
Mingfeng HeSchool of Mathematical Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the present paper, based on the conditions that asymptomatic virus carriers are contagious and all symptomatic infected individuals wear masks, we study the impact of wearing masks in the susceptible and the asymptomatic virus carriers on the spread of infectious diseases by developing a differential equation model. At first, we give the existence, uniqueness, boundedness, and positivity of the solution as well as the basic reproduction number

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Asymptomatic virus carriersBasic reproduction numberDifferential equation modelDuration of the epidemicNumerical results

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PMID33758589
PMCPMC7971363

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