A Multiscale Model for the World’s First Parasitic Disease Targeted for Eradication: Guinea Worm Disease

Table 1

Description of the state variables of the model system (1).

State variable	Description	Initial value
	The susceptible human population size in the behavioural human environment	2500
	The infected human population size in the behavioural human environment	10
	The infected copepod population size in the biological human environment	0
	The mature worm population size in the biological human environment	0
	The female worm population size in the biological human environment	0
	Amount of gastric acid in the human stomach	1.5
	The susceptible copepod population size in the physical water environment
	The infected copepod population size in the physical water environment	0
	The worm egg population size in the physical water environment	0
	The worm larvae population size in the physical water environment	5000