101548 20220817094639.0 doi 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.013146 sideral 124028 ART-2021-124028 eng Ventura, Paulo Cesar Role of time scale in the spreading of asymmetrically interacting diseases 2021 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Diseases and other contagion phenomena in nature and society can interact asymmetrically, such that one can benefit from the other, which in turn impairs the first, in analogy with predator-prey systems. Here, we consider two models for interacting diseaselike dynamics with asymmetric interactions and different associated time scales. Using rate equations for homogeneously mixed populations, we show that the stationary prevalences and phase diagrams of each model behave differently with respect to variations of the relative time scales. We also characterize in detail the regime where transient oscillations are observed, a pattern that is inherent to asymmetrical interactions but often ignored in the literature. Our results contribute to a better understanding of disease dynamics in particular, and interacting processes in general, and could provide interesting insights for real-world applications. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO-FEDER/FIS2017-87519-P info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 4.6 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Moreno, Yamir Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-0895-1893 Rodrigues, Francisco A. 2004 405 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Física Teórica Área Física Teórica 3, 1 (2021), [11 pp.] Phys. rev. res. Physical Review Research 2643-1564 2916442 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/101548/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 3065738 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/101548/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:101548 articulos driver 2022-08-17-09:34:13 ARTICLE