A five-compartment model of age-specific transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2.

Ze-Yu ZhaoYuan-Zhao ZhuJing-Wen XuShi-Xiong HuQing-Qing HuZhao LeiJia RuiXing-Chun LiuYao WangMeng YangLi LuoShan-Shan YuJia LiRuo-Yun LiuFang XieYing-Ying SuYi-Chen ChiangBen-Hua ZhaoJing-An CuiLing YinYan-Hua SuQing-Long ZhaoLi-Dong GaoTian-Mu Chen

Published in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2020)

SARS-CoV-2 exhibits high transmissibility between middle-aged (45 to 64 years old) and elderly (≥ 65 years old) people. Children (≤ 14 years old) have very low susceptibility to COVID-19. This study will improve our understanding of the transmission feature of SARS-CoV-2 in different age groups and suggest the most prevention measures should be applied to middle-aged and elderly people.

Keyphrases

sars cov
middle aged
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
young adults
coronavirus disease
deep learning