“…This is an implicitly defined system for which the problem of the existence and uniqueness of solutions on a finite time interval has been studied by Banaszuk [38]. M(t) is the signal function capturing the media coverage over time, Λ is the rate at which susceptible individuals are recruited into the population (no recruitment of infective individuals occurs), Λ is the constant recruitment rate, β is the baseline contact rate, λ = β(I + H)/N is the force of infection, ∈ [0, 1) is the modification parameter that accounts for the reduction in transmissibility of individuals under treatment, μ is the natural death rate, α I and α H are the death rates due to the disease and when under treatment, respectively, (α I > α H ), τ is the rate at which individuals enter the health care settings seeking for treatment [23], and δ H is the recovery rate.…”