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      Is it possible to suspend the spread of an epidemic infection? The dynamic Monte Carlo approach

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          We study a dynamics of the epidemiological infection spreading at different values of the risk factor \(\beta\) (a control parameter) with the using of dynamic Monte Carlo approach (DMC). In our toy model, the infection transmits due to contacts of randomly moving individuals. We show that the behavior of recovereds critically depends on the \(\beta\) value. For sub-critical values \(\beta<\beta_{c}\sim 0.6\), the number of infected cases asymptotically converges to zero, such that for a moderate risk factor the infection may disappear with time. Our simulations shown that over time, the properties of such a system asymptotically become close to the critical transition in 2D percolation system. We also analyzed an extended system, which includes two additional parameters: the limits of taking on/off quarantine state. It is found that the early quarantine off does result in the irregular (with positive Lyapunov exponent) oscillatory dynamics of infection. If the lower limit of the quarantine off is small enough, the recovery dynamics acquirers a characteristic nonmonotonic shape with several damped peaks. The dynamics of infection spreading in case of the individuals with immunity is studied too.

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          28 May 2020
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          2005.14320
          43c65c4d-c5f4-4dea-b697-3c416129ebf0

          http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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          8 figures; physics.bio-ph; physics.comp-ph; physics.med-ph
          physics.soc-ph physics.bio-ph physics.med-ph

          General physics,Biophysics,Medical physics
          General physics, Biophysics, Medical physics

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