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Theory and Modern Applications

Table 1 Descriptions of parameters

From: Effects of masks on the transmission of infectious diseases

Parameters

Descriptions

Range

β

Probability of transmission

 

α

Transition rate of E to I

[0,1]

η

Ratio of the infection rate of exported individuals to the infection rate of symptomatic infected individuals

[0,1]

λ

Proportion of masks worn by the susceptible population and the exported population

[0,1]

ω

Proportion of masks worn by symptomatic infected individuals

[0,1]

δ

Discount on the probability of infection of the susceptible population after wearing masks

[0,1]

θ

Discount on the infection rate of the infection sources after wearing masks

[0,1]

v

Hospitalization isolation rate of symptomatic infected individuals

[0,1]

\(r_{I}\)

Recovery rate of symptomatic infected individuals

 

\(d_{I}\)

Death rate of symptomatic infected individuals

 

\(r_{H}\)

Recovery rate of hospitalized patients

 

\(d_{H}\)

Death rate of hospitalized patients