Asymptomatic individuals can increase the final epidemic size under adaptive human behavior

Abstract Infections produced by non-symptomatic (pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic) individuals have been identified as major drivers of COVID-19 transmission. Non-symptomatic individuals, unaware of the infection risk they pose to others, may perceive themselves—and be perceived by others—as not pre...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Baltazar Espinoza, Madhav Marathe, Samarth Swarup, Mugdha Thakur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98999-2