Table 2.
Description of the model parameters.
| Parameters | Description |
|---|---|
| Π | Rate of recruitment to the susceptible individuals |
| h | Fraction of recruitment to the Se class because of past disease history |
| σ | Rate of dissemination of information about the disease in the population |
| η | Fraction of infected susceptible individuals who become carriers |
| ϕ | Fraction of ‘educated’ individuals who get infected and become carriers |
| ρ | Average effectiveness of existing self-preventive measures |
| α | Rate of recovery for carrier individuals |
| θ | Rate of transfer of carrier individuals to the sick class |
| ϵ | Shedding rate from the C class to the environment |
| γ | Rate of recovery for the sick class |
| δ | Death rate due to coronavirus |
| ξ | Shedding rate from the I class to the environment |
| ψ | Virus decay rate from the environment |
| β1 | Rate of disease transmission directly from humans |
| β2 | Rate of disease transmission from the environment |
| K | The pathogen concentration in the environment that yields 50% of chance |
| for a susceptible individual to catch the viral infection from the environment | |
| ν | Modification parameter (transmission of C relative to I) |
| φ | Rate of loosing immunity after recovery |
| μ | Natural death rate |
| ω | Fraction of recovered individuals moving into the Se class after loosing immunity |