An Application of Differential Transform Method to Solve an Epidemic Model — Ebola Virus Disease Outbreaks
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https://doi.org/10.26713/cma.v14i4.2512Keywords:
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Differential transform method, Variational iteration methodAbstract
An epidemic is defined as an unusually large, short-term disease outbreak. Various factors influence a disease’s spread from person to person. These include the infectious again itself, its mode of transmission, infectious period and its susceptibility and resistance. In this work, we consider a system of non-linear differential equations which constructed as a mathematical model of disease due to Ebola Virus Disease. This model is divided into five compartments as SIRDP (SusceptibleInfected-Recovered-Deceased-Pathogens). Further, we solve this model by one of the novel techniques the Differential Transform Method (DTM). Moreover, the simulation of solution derived by DTM is compared with VIM.
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