šŸ“ˆ The Ecology of Infection: The Lotka–Volterra Susceptible–Infected Analogy 🦠

🧠 Conceptual Overview In the rigorous study of disease dynamics, the Lotka–Volterra susceptible–infected predator–prey analogy represents a powerful cross-disciplinary synthesis between epidemiology and ecology. By interpreting the infectious population as a ā€œpredatorā€ and the susceptible population as the ā€œprey,ā€ this framework reframes transmission as an ecological interaction rather than a purely mechanistic process. The pathogen … Read more