Skip to main content
. 2017 Sep 29;15(2):274–289. doi: 10.1007/s10393-017-1270-9

Table 1.

List of Epidemiological States and the Instantaneous Net Benefits of Contact in Those States, Vi(ϕij(t)).

Description Will mix selectively Net benefit
S Susceptible Yes B S − C s(ϕ SI(t))
E Latently infected: asymptomatic and noninfectious Yes B E − C s(ϕ SI(t))
A Asymptomatically infected Yes B A − C s(ϕ SI(t))
RA Recovered from asymptomatic infection, immune Yes BRA-Cs(ϕSI(t))
I Symptomatically infectious No B I − C I(I(t))
R Recovered from symptomatic infection, immune No B R

Susceptible, exposed, asymptomatically infectious, and recovered (from asymptomatic infection) individuals all choose to mitigate risk as if they were susceptible and thus carry the cost of mitigation.