SIR Model with Measles and More
By definition, “An SIR model is an epidemiological model that computes the theoretical number of people infected with a contagious illness in a closed population over time.” A recent paper on the strategy of pulse vaccinations takes into account the SIR Model.
When the SIR Model is used in the real world, scientists focus on minimizing the number of people infected with a contagious disease. A disease as dangerous as measles has the goal of minimizing the number of affected people to zero. When using the SIR Model and using a planned pulse vaccination plan, we can make the number of people infected zero.
In class, we reviewed the stages of the SIR. First was how susceptible, infectious and then removed. When regarding measles, one aspect that researchers looked further into was seasonal variation. However what was found that even under seasonal variation, when following the SIR Model and the planned pulse vaccinations, researchers found that they completely eradicated the measles outbreak.
The SIR Model can be used in multiple other real-world situations as well to emphasize the importance and accuracy of the theoretical number of people infected with a contagious illness. However, I have found that the SIR model is not only limited to infections, but to anything that can be contagious. This could include addictions, depression, etc.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1006/S0092-8240(98)90005-2