An Intelligent Database for the Early Detection of Outbreaks - For Palm & Pocket PC
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Author Info
The OutbreakID® database is written by Jay A. Brown, MD, MPH, author of the Haz-Map database. For more information visit www.outbreakid.com.
PDA Features
Notes & Bookmarks
OutbreakID® features the ability to take on-the-fly notes and bookmark information you access frequently.
Search Criteria
OutbreakID® allows you to search the database by 7 different kinds of criteria with the option for "AND" or "OR" searches.
Disease Layout
OutbreakID's extensive disease layout shows initial symptoms, latency or incubation period, signs and symptoms, and any activities associated with increasing the risk of disease. Also shown are all major outbreak syndromes, e.g., "rash and fever," and the diseases included in each syndrome.
utbreakID® was developed for physicians and public health professionals who stand on the frontlines as the
key agents for the early detection of outbreaks. OutbreakID® covers potential outbreaks caused by exposures to toxins,
chemicals, and infectious agents. It covers 201 diseases (156 infectious diseases), including nearly every disease listed in the Control of Communicable Diseases Manual.
The value of the application lies in its scope and its easy-to-navigate design. It includes chemical and biological weapons, emerging infectious diseases, foodborne illness, occupational diseases, zoonoses, and arthropod-borne infections. Users can query the database of 201 diseases (156 infectious diseases) by 135 signs & symptoms, 17 syndromes, 102 jobs, 101 activities, 39 epidemiological factors, and 16 regions of the world.
OutbreakID®, now in PDA format, gives physicians and public health professionals all the information at their fingertips for the early detection of outbreaks.
"The most important part of preparation is a concerted medical education
effort. These are diseases and intoxications that are not part of our
everyday practice, medical conditions that many of us may have last thought
about during medical school."
(Eitzen E. Education is the Key to Defense
Against Bioterrorism. Ann Emerg Med 1999;34:221-223.)
Features include:
- Explore the database of 201 diseases in 16 categories
- Search for diseases by "Disease Name" or "Disease Criteria"
- Verify findings and epidemiological factors with references listed for each disease
- Query by one or more disease criteria with the option for "AND" or "OR" searches
- Access diseases worldwide or limit the search to those endemic to the United States
- Bookmark your most often used searches, for quick access
- Keep Notes on Diseases for your own reference
"The increasing threat of bioterrorism and the growing emergence of
infectious diseases worldwide prompt the demand for new surveillance systems
to detect disease more rapidly. Integral to these systems is the active
participation of front-line healthcare providers who will be among the first
to detect the possibility of a disease outbreak."
( Nierengarten MB, Lutwick
L, Lutwick S. "Syndrome-Based Surveillance for Clinicians on the Frontlines
of Healthcare: Focus on Rapid Diagnosis and Notification."
http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/2427)
Includes a 12 Month Subscription of Automatic Updates:
A 12 month Subscription entitles you to 12 months of automatic content and application updates. When the program is installed to your PDA, simply synchronize your PDA with your computer while connected to the internet to receive the latest updates. You can still use the application after the 12 month subscription expires, but you will no longer receive updates.
PC requirements:
- Windows 98/NT/2000/XP with 128MB Ram
- Free space on hard drive: 9.5MB for Palm/ 31MB for PPC
- Palm Desktop 4.1.4 or greater (if using Palm)
- Microsoft ActiveSync 3.5 or greater (if using PocketPC)
- BlackBerry Desktop Manager 4.1 or higher (4.2 recommended)
Palm PDA requirements:
- Palm OS 3.5.3 or greater
- 1.3MB of available memory ( additional main memory may be needed when installed to memory card* )
PocketPC PDA requirements:
- Windows CE 3.0/Windows Mobile 2000 or greater
- Up to 5.3MB of available memory
- Only devices with touch screens are supported
*all VFS compliant memory cards and memory sticks are compatible