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Time-Delayed Spread of Viruses in Growing Plaques

The spread of viruses in growing plaques predicted by classical models is greater than that measured experimentally. There is a widespread belief that this discrepancy is due to biological factors. Here we show that the observed speeds can be satisfactorily predicted by a purely physical model that takes into account the delay time due to virus reproduction inside infected cells. No free or adjustable parameters are used

© Physical Review Letters, 2002, vol. 89, núm. 17, p. 178101

American Physical Society

Author: Fort, Joaquim
Méndez López, Vicenç
Date: 2002
Abstract: The spread of viruses in growing plaques predicted by classical models is greater than that measured experimentally. There is a widespread belief that this discrepancy is due to biological factors. Here we show that the observed speeds can be satisfactorily predicted by a purely physical model that takes into account the delay time due to virus reproduction inside infected cells. No free or adjustable parameters are used
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ISSN: 0031-9007 (versió paper)
1079-7114 (versió electrònica)
Document access: http://hdl.handle.net/10256/7712
Language: eng
Publisher: American Physical Society
Collection: Reproducció digital del document publicat a: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.178101
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Is part of: © Physical Review Letters, 2002, vol. 89, núm. 17, p. 178101
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Subject: Virosis -- Models matemàtics
Virus diseases -- Mathematical models
Epidèmies -- Models matemàtics
Epidemics -- Mathematical models
Title: Time-Delayed Spread of Viruses in Growing Plaques
Type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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