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Tag Archives: viruses
New TalkingScience Post: Epidemic!
TalkingScience now features our latest post: “Epidemic! The Handshake Game.” In the game, 4th through 8th graders learn a simple disease model by being an active participant in a mock “outbreak” of handshake disease. The game was created by Rebecca … Continue reading
Pesky Mosquitoes: International Group Tackles Malaria
A least 300 million acute cases of malaria occur each year globally, resulting in more than a million deaths. Around 90% of these deaths occur in Africa, which explains why many of the participants in the NIMBioS Investigative Workshop on … Continue reading
Dr. Agusto To Discuss Math Modeling and Disease
“Mathematical modeling and optimal control of transmission of avian influenza” is the topic of an April 28 joint seminar sponsored by the Maryville College Science Literacy Series and the Maryville College Math Club. The event, which is free and open … Continue reading
To meet, greet or retreat during influenza outbreaks?
When influenza pandemics arrive, the specter of disease spread through person-to-person contact can mean that schools close, hand sanitizer sales rise, and travellers stay home. But is severing social and business interactions with our neighbors really better than taking a … Continue reading
Agusto Shares the Flu (Model) with Fisk Students
Dr. Folashade Agusto, NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow, visited Fisk University recently and presented “Mathematical Modeling and Optimal Control of Transmission of Avian Influenza” to an eager group of undergraduate students and faculty. This was made possible by NIMBioS’s partnership agreement with … Continue reading