Difference between revisions of "Disease mapper"
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**data on rainfall, temperature, vegetation, etc. | **data on rainfall, temperature, vegetation, etc. | ||
| − | **combined with satellite imagery (e.g., NASA, Google Maps), databases (e.g., CDC), expertise in a particular disease (e.g., Malaria), etc. | + | **combined with satellite imagery (e.g., NASA, Google Maps), databases (e.g., CDC), expertise in a particular disease (e.g., [http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/distribution_epi/distribution.htm Malaria]), etc. |
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**current outbreaks of a particular disease | **current outbreaks of a particular disease | ||
Revision as of 02:18, 5 May 2007
A Disease Mapper is a term used to describe the art of predicting where and when a given disease will start and spread.
- Input:
- data on rainfall, temperature, vegetation, etc.
- combined with satellite imagery (e.g., NASA, Google Maps), databases (e.g., CDC), expertise in a particular disease (e.g., Malaria), etc.
- Output:
- current outbreaks of a particular disease
- predict future ones (where and when)
- Customers:
- universities, governments, consultancies, the United Nations, etc.
History
"Medical geographers" (e.g, Dr. John Snow) drew maps of outbreaks of cholera and yellow fever in 1854.
See also
- Health Geography / Medical geography
This article is curently a "stub". This means it is an incomplete article needing further elaboration.
I always welcome suggestions, comments, and criticism. If you have something to contribute to this site, please follow this link: Contributing Information. Thank you!
External links
- Disease mapper — a web-based tool for interactive mapping of animal diseases.
- New Careers - Disease mapper — on Business 2.0 (accessed 2007-05-04)
