Journal of Polytechnic, cilt.24, sa.3, ss.1205-1211, 2021 (ESCI)
In this study, in which the spread of epidemic diseases in a population has been examined as mathematically, a compartmental epidemic model is presented. In this model, which consists of a system of delay differential equation, the individuals who are susceptible to the disease are formed two separate groups: susceptible individuals with high risk and others susceptible individuals. Thus, the model obtained is considered to be more realistic than clasical SEIR models. In the first section of the study after the introduction, the model is introduced and then the disease-free equilibrium point is obtained. Then, using the next generation operator method, the threshold value R-0, which is very important for the spread of diseases, is calculated. Taking into consideration the value of R-0, existence of the endemic equilibrium point of the model is investigated. In the third section, the local and global stabilities of existing equilibrium points are analyzed.