PLOS Computational Biology

Source of disease prevalence information impacts the effectiveness of vaccination programs. Computational modeling of social networks suggests that vaccination programs are more successful in containing disease when individuals have access to local information about disease prevalence....

Sepsis is a dysregulation of the body’s normal inflammatory response to injury and infection. People with sepsis may receive oxygen and intravenous fluids, as well as antibiotics to fight the underlying infection, but the condition kills...