Scientists to use satellite imagery to predict disease outbreaks
At last, scientists are correlating what they know and what they see to come up with new ways to fight diseases.
Seen from a distance, both figuratively and literally, it is ridiculously easy to predict an epidemic or infectious disease outbreak.All you need is good dependable information about the current environment at the location. Tie this up with what we already know about the infectious agent life-cycle and the disease process and Voila!- We have our own Crystal Ball.
Scientists now plan to use satellite imagery to predict some seasonal and climate dependent infectious diseases like Cholera. Similar models can later be developed for other diseases like Hepatitis A, Malaria and Leptospirosis.
Hoping more money is spent on such life-saving use of Technology in preventive medicine.
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At last, scientists are correlating what they know and what they see to come up with new ways to fight diseases.
Seen from a distance, both figuratively and literally, it is ridiculously easy to predict an epidemic or infectious disease outbreak.All you need is good dependable information about the current environment at the location. Tie this up with what we already know about the infectious agent life-cycle and the disease process and Voila!- We have our own Crystal Ball.
Scientists now plan to use satellite imagery to predict some seasonal and climate dependent infectious diseases like Cholera. Similar models can later be developed for other diseases like Hepatitis A, Malaria and Leptospirosis.
Hoping more money is spent on such life-saving use of Technology in preventive medicine.
Read the original news item here
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