Table 2.
Description of the model parameters
| Parameters | Description |
|---|---|
| η | Mortality rate in every compartment assumed to be equal to the rate of newborn in the population [9] |
| β | Rate at which the cross-immune population becomes susceptible again |
| ξ | Contact/transmission rate |
| σ | The average reinfection probability of a cross-immune individual |
| α | Recovery rate of the infected population |
| γ | Rate at which the recovered population becomes the cross-immune population and moves from total to partial immunity |