A deterministic model for measles.
A deterministic model of recurrent epidemics is constructed using a non linear relationship between infection rate and number of contacts. Epidemic waves which are not damped are predicted and a relationship between community size and the period of recurrence is established. A possible explanation of measles outbreaks is suggested.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008962:Models, Theoretical