Um modelo matemático (discreto) de propagação de uma doença no Ensino Médio

Epidemiological diseases are a major concern in our society. Thus, better understanding how the spread occurs, the places with the highest incidence, the disease’s lifetime, healing processes, and other related factors, are essential to control its spread. Therefore, this article will propose a simple (discrete) mathematical model, known by epidemiologists as the SIS (Susceptible-InfectedSusceptible) model, which can easily be worked on in high school in order to stimulate students’ curiosity. Hence, using the flu virus as a common disease, this article will show how the outbreak of this disease behaves in a population of children through this model.