Parameters

The model is set-up by modifying several parameters to best suit the context.

The README.md file contains the commands needed to be entered, in order to vary the parameters in the code.

A summary of the parameters that can be modified by the user is provided below (along with their command shortcut):

Parameter	Command Shortcut	Description
population_size	-N	Total number of individuals in the simulation
total_time	-t	Number of time steps [days] that the simulation will run for
beta	-b	Effective contact rate of the disease
recovery_period	-D	Average number of time steps for which an individual is infected
initial_infected	-I	Initial number of infected individuals
title	-T	Title attached to the output .csv file
path	-p	Path to the directory containing the .csv file and the plots