HealthMap Tool Helps Scientists Track Diseases Around The World

HealthMap Tool Helps Scientists Track Diseases Around The World

Thanks to the Internet and cell phones, we can know what's happening in nearly every corner of the globe almost instantaneously -- and that's a boon for epidemiology. By analyzing the Internet's everyday wealth of data we can catch new diseases before they've emerged -- and stop them before they become a deadly threat.

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