Paper Info
Title
Fighting epidemics in the information and knowledge age
Abstract
Since its initial outbreak, scientists have sought to control the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic (SARS). So far, though, these SARS researchers have paid too little attention to the complex relationships between the epidemic, the environment, and our Information and Knowledge Age society. Fortunately, information technology can help scientists investigate the epidemic's cause and unveil its relevant principles and rules. The ideal Internet-based eco-environment management system would integrate ecological environment evaluation, data collection and publication, simulation, forecasting, and situation monitoring. It could help governments make decisions based on the current ecological and epidemiological situation, forecast developments, and evaluate the eco-environment. Professional workers in various regions could store and publish information in the system and thus make that data immediately available to people in other regions.
Year
DOI
Venue
2003
10.1109/MC.2003.1236479
IEEE Computer
Keywords
DocType
Volume
medical information systems,governments,severe acute respiratorysyndrome epdemic,relevant principle,forecasting,epidemiological situation,information technology,social aspects of automation,severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic,knowledge age society,professional workers,information dissemination,information age,simulation,Internet,ecological situation,Internet-based eco-environment management system,ecological environment evaluation,digital simulation,SARS researchers,initial outbreak,data collection,knowledge age,sars researcher,complex relationship,forecast developments,situation monitoring,fighting epidemics
Journal
36
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
10
0018-9162
4
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.49
0
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hai Zhuge12155159.14
Xiaoqing Shi260.92