Stochastic Modeling of AIDS Epidemiology And HIV Pathogenesis

It is widely accepted that AIDS is one of the most dangerous diseases currently threatening the human species. As such, there has been a wealth of effort invested into developing mathematical models for the AIDS epidemic and for the HIV pathogenesis. Thus far, a number of studies have utilized deterministic models, in which the state variables have been treated as deterministic functions of time, ignoring completely the randomness of the epidemic. Or, statistical models have been used, ignoring completely the dynamics of the epidemic. This book take a different approach, using stochastic models, something Wai-yuan (mathematical science, U. of Memphis) hopes will provide a superior model. He begins the book with an argument as to why a stochastic approach is suited to this scenario, and then explains how this method could be applied. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)