Thursday, September 3, 2009

iSick: Tracks Swine Flue (H1N1)

An application built for the iPhone called "Outbreaks Near Me" (nicknamed iSick) helps track occurrences of the H1N1 a.k.a. "Swine Flu".

The application also helps users report H1N1 outbreaks to keep other users informed.  If users are more informed about potential infections, it is believed that they will take better precautions such as washing their hands more often, not touching their face, etc to prevent further spread of the

The application was developed by researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and the MIT Media Lab that utilizes the tracking information from HealthMap.org.

Check out iTunes for the no cost application.



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