Database Reference
In-Depth Information
1: Average Age of First Infection
1:
35
1
1:
20
1
1
1
1:
5
0.00
1825.00
3650.00
5475.00
7300.00
Days
Fig. 8.4
Average Age of First Infection:
1 -
2 -
1:
40
1
1:
20
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1:
0
0.00
1825.00
3650.00
5475.00
7300.00
Days
Fig. 8.5
Figure 8.5 compares the previous results where there are no shingles in the popu-
lation to the case where the elderly are affected by shingles. The presence of shingles
leads to less pronounced impacts of the disease on the average age of infection and
clearly alleviates the cyclical nature of infection in the population as a whole. These
results are the consequence of having a larger infective population that can pass the
virus to young and old, and of having different timeframes during which the virus
can be passed to the susceptible population.
