Effectiveness of Various Prevention Measures in a Pandemic

作     者：Pirooz Mohazzabi Gabrielle Richardson Gwendolyn Richardson Pirooz Mohazzabi;Gabrielle Richardson;Gwendolyn Richardson

作者机构：Department of Mathematics and Physics University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha WI USA 

出 版 物：《Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics》 (应用数学与应用物理（英文）)

年 卷 期：2022年第10卷第4期

页      面：1240-1246页

学科分类：1007[医学-药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100705[医学-微生物与生化药学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100103[医学-病原生物学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Coronavirus Pandemic Multiphase Model 

摘      要：In a previous article, a model for the coronavirus pandemic was developed. This model was based on simple, uninhibited population growth with rate of infection assumed to be proportional to the existing infected population. Validity of this model was verified by testing it against the infection case data published by the Center for Disease Control and the World Health Organization for the United States and the world, respectively. Discrepancies between infection case data and model predictions can be accounted for by implementation of infection prevention measures enforced during the pandemic. The goal of this article is to explore which prevention measures were most effective in reducing the spread of coronavirus in the United States. It turns out that among various prevention measures implemented, lockdown is by far the most effective one.