Approximate solution to the speed of spreading viruses

Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2004 Mar;69(3 Pt 1):031909. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.69.031909. Epub 2004 Mar 24.

Abstract

Recently, it has been shown that the speed of virus infections can be explained by time-delayed reaction-diffusion [J. Fort and V. Méndez, Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 178101 (2002)], but no analytical solutions were found. Here we derive formulas for the front speed, valid in appropriate limits. We also integrate numerically the evolution equations of the system. There is good agreement with both numerical and experimental speeds.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Bacteria / growth & development*
  • Bacteria / virology*
  • Bacterial Physiological Phenomena
  • Computer Simulation
  • Diffusion
  • Host-Parasite Interactions*
  • Models, Biological*
  • Motion
  • Virion / growth & development*
  • Virion / pathogenicity*
  • Virulence / physiology*