Social networks and the spread of infectious diseases: The AIDS example

Conceptualizing a population as a set of individuals linked together to form a large social network provides a fruitful perspective for better understanding the spread of some infectious diseases. Data related to AIDS (the acquired immune deficiency syndrome) were used to illustrate the potential us...

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Published in:Social science & medicine (1982) 1985, Vol.21 (11), p.1203-1216
Main Author: Klovdahl, Alden S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - transmission
AIDS/HIV
Biological and medical sciences
Communicable Diseases - transmission
Epidemiologic Methods
Epidemiology
General aspects
Homosexuality
Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Interpersonal Relations
Los Angeles, California
Male
Medical sciences
Retroviridae Infections - transmission
Sexual Behavior
Social Environment
Tropical medicine
United States of America
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Summary:Conceptualizing a population as a set of individuals linked together to form a large social network provides a fruitful perspective for better understanding the spread of some infectious diseases. Data related to AIDS (the acquired immune deficiency syndrome) were used to illustrate the potential usefulness of a network approach in evaluating the infectious agent hypothesis when studying a disease or disease outbreak of unknown etiology and in developing strategies to limit the spread of an infectious agent transmitted through personal relationships.
ISSN:0277-9536
1873-5347
DOI:10.1016/0277-9536(85)90269-2