Using Cellular Automata to Simulate Epidemic Diseases

In this work, a novel model to simulate epidemic spreading is introduced. It is based on the use of two-dimensional cellular automata, where each cell stand for a square portion of the environment. It is suppose that the distribution of the population is homogeneous, that is, all cells have the same population. The laboratory simulations obtained seem to be in agreement with the real behavior of epidemic spreading. Mathematics Subject Classification: 68Q80, 92D30

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