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Simple Sick Model

What is this model?

This is an agent-based model that shows the spread of disease. The user is able to control the initial amount of healthy/sick people and the infection rate. The sick are red sad faces and the healthy are blue smiley faces. When a sick face comes into contact with a healthy face, the healthy face has a chance of becoming sick (the infection rate).

What can this Model be used to teach?

  • How population density affects the spread of disease
  • Understanding probability

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