For me who wants to go into the medical field I always find it interesting when an article pops up about diseases. This article begins by telling the reader that they are trying to map a new virus called the H7H9 which is another strain of the bird flu. Mapping of diseases has been around since the 19th century but has been more reactive than proactive. They are trying to map disease on a world scale but cannot seem to get all the data at a local level. They don't have enough information world disease and how they spread which is a cruical way to solve the issue of how to get rid of them. When ranking how effect this is for the mapping of the disease only 7 diseases passed the test of getting a 75 or higher. Among which that didn't pass were HIV and AIDS. It is argued that technology will help further map these diseases. They are trying to use social media to help find discussion of the diseases and where they are located.
This impacts the world because if we can find out where this diseases are found, how they are being spread, and what causes them we can eventually figure out how to stop them. Prevention of disease like dengue, hay fever, and aids would benefit the world greatly. Mapping them correctly is defintiely a start to the stopping of the spreading of these diseases.
This is important because if we can better the technology we have and make mapping the diseases easier it will take less time to find out how to prevent the disease from spreading. Fortunately this process is underway and will hopefully be beneficial in the future.
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