Imagine that we can quarantine infected members of the population, so that they are unable to transmit the disease to others. Let q represent the fraction of the infected population which is quarantined, and let 1-q represent the fraction of the infected population that is not quarantined and can transmit the disease to the susceptible

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  1. Imagine that we can quarantine infected members of the population, so that they are unable to transmit the disease to others. Let q represent the fraction of the infected population which is quarantined, and let 1-q represent the fraction of the infected population that is not quarantined and can transmit the disease to the susceptible individuals. (Please use google sheets)

a. Rewrite the difference equation for S[t+1] and I[t+1] (from question 1), to incorporate the effects of quarantine. (Hint: quarantine should affect the term representing the proportion of susceptible individuals who are interacting with infected each time step)

b. In the model you developed for question 1 implement the fraction of quarantined people by adding  (1-q) to the equations for S and I. Show what happens for a quarantine percentage of 50%, meaning that 50% of infectious people are in quarantine and cannot interact with the susceptible. What can you tell about the impact of quarantine.

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