Google looks for flu symptoms on the Internet

Uzbekistan News.Net
Wednesday 12th November, 2008

Google has launched an application which will track the spread of influenza in the United States.

Google analysed on-line patterns which showed Americans searching for advice from online doctors before going to their own medical center.

Google has said their method may be able to warn of a flu epidemic up to 10 days earlier than existing techniques.

Google will make its US data available to the World Health Organisation which will test the effectiveness of the information.

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