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Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Network Science
  • Computational Social Science

Background:

  • Epidemics spread through contact networks.
  • Information awareness can mitigate epidemic spread.
  • Multiplex networks, with distinct layers for different interactions, are common in social systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the interplay between epidemic spreading and information awareness on multiplex networks.
  • To understand how network topology and awareness dynamics affect epidemic thresholds and incidence.
  • To identify critical points governing epidemic onset in such systems.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a microscopic Markov chain approach for analysis.
  • Modeled epidemic spread on a network of real contacts.
  • Modeled information awareness diffusion on a network of virtual social contacts within a multiplex network structure.

Main Results:

  • Revealed the phase diagram of epidemic incidence.
  • Captured the evolution of the epidemic threshold based on multiplex topology and awareness process.
  • Identified a metacritical point where awareness dynamics and virtual network topology define a critical value for epidemic onset.

Conclusions:

  • The interaction between epidemic spread and awareness on multiplex networks is complex.
  • Epidemic thresholds and incidence are significantly influenced by network structure and awareness dynamics.
  • The metacritical point offers insights into controlling epidemic outbreaks through targeted awareness campaigns.