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Jacob A. Braun Author
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Mathematical Biology, Biomedical Science
Honors Scholar at The University of Central Florida, USA
Biography
Jacob A. Braun is an 18 year old freshmen undergraduate at the University of Central Florida who is double majoring in Mathematical Biology and Biomedical Science. His research is at a cross section between his two majors. His primary research interest at the moment is Herpes Simplex Virus Type-2, but he is also interested in the field of mathematical modeling as a whole. In the future, Jacob plans to eventually end up going to medical school after the completion of his degrees.
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Proceedings Open Access
Mathematical Model of the Spread of Herpes Simplex Virus Type-2 in Heterosexual Relations with and Without Condom Usage in a College Population
Author(s): Jacob A. Braun
This paper uses mathematical modeling to show the spread of Herpes Simplex type-2 with and without the usage of condoms in a college population. The model uses four differential equations to calculate the data for the simulation. The dt increment used is one week. It also runs based on a fixated time period. The time period chosen was five years to represent time spent in college. The average age of the individual is 21, once again to represent the age of someone in college. In the total population, there are almost two times as many women who have Herpes Simplex Type-2 as men. Additionally, Herpes Simplex Type-2 does not have a known cure.
The goal of the model is to show how condom usage affects women’s chances of receiving the virus in the hope of being able to reduce... view more»
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