The broad scope of this model is one of its greatest assets. It can model almost any situation simply by changing the parameters to match the real-world situation, i.e. population, population density, the probability of infection, etc. Simply by manipulating these values, entirely new outcomes can be reached, based on the restraints put on the model. The constrain value being the number of Immune, Sick, Total Population, Susceptible, Dead, etc. Our program has the capacity to model any infectious illnesses assuming they spread by human-to-human contact only. As stated earlier, in our model of an Avian Influenza epidemic, it is assumed that the virus has mutated to the point where human-to-human contact is the method of spreading the illness. This generalization allows this model to be applied to many other illnesses and this ability greatly enhances the value of the program by making it available to many different people and situations. Other diseases that spread by human-to-human contact can be modeled with this program as long as realistic values are known.

         This project involves diseases and is, by nature, entirely conceptual in its composition. The only materials needed in the development of this project were research related, including: computers, Internet, paper, books, a great mentor, etc. The programming environment used in this project was Java developed by Sun Microsystems, with great modeling libraries which included Repast agent simulation software for the purpose of making a more user friendly program. We achieved the creativity of this program simulation through the use of our mentor and sponsor.