Medical Xpress August 12, 2024
Scientists have long studied the spread of diseases, but the emergence of COVID-19 and its profound impact on society have underscored the critical need to understand where and how diseases spread.
As George Mason University doctoral student Jericho McLeod reviewed literature on disease transmission as part of his work toward a Ph.D. in computational science and informatics, he and George Mason professor Eduardo López noticed a gap in the models and now seek to correct it.
In trying to understand why disease transmissions were worse in some areas over others, McLeod and López dove into COVID-19 data looking specifically at extended family ties—meaning family members beyond the nuclear family of parents and children, such as cousins, aunts, uncles, or grandparents.
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