A mathematical approach to model the transmission of infectious diseases using the principles of heat transfer

Abstract

A mathematical modeling study has been carried out to investigate infectious disease spreading in society using two-dimensional heat equations. Heat flow uses three basic laws of physics i.e., conduction, convection, and radiation. The same three processes are used during the spreading of Infectious diseases in the human population.  A connected ring has been utilized to simulate the interaction between human populations and the spread of infectious diseases. The results lead us to a compelling conclusion: the effects of the disease will permeate throughout the entire human population.