Table 4.
Pathogen characteristics. This table with the input parameters for the simulation of the agent based model with ten pathogens. I indicates influenza type while C indicates common cold type of pathogen
| Pathogen Characteristics | Pathogen Number | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interpretation | Symbol | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Seasonality | A | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 |
| Baseline infectivity | v | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.025 |
| Closeness family to society | c | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Reduction of contacts with society | z | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Duration of latent period(days) | X | 1.5 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Duration of infectious period(days) | Y | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Proportion immune at start | R(1) | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.50 | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.15 |
| Number infectious at start(per 10,000) | I(1) | 17 | 18 | 71 | 62 | 66 | 52 | 45 | 58 | 06 | 52 |
| Number of infections from outside (per 10,000) | P 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pathogen type | I | C | C | C | C | I | I | C | I | C | |