subject: Infectious Disease Information At Your Fingertips [print this page] The world has been rocked by an increasing number of infectious diseases in recent years. From bird flu to swine flu and everything in between, the risks to your health have certainly increased. For those on the go, the threat is even more insidious. How do travelers suffer a higher threat of infectious disease than others? The simple fact that they are on the road (or in the air, as the case may be) has a number of ramifications on the situation.
For instance, consider the fact that travelers are much more likely to encounter someone with an infectious disease, simply because they are on the go. The more you travel, the more people you come into direct and indirect contact with on a regular basis. Each of these people might be harboring a threat to your health. There is simply no surefire way to tell from a brief glance if someone is sick or not. In addition, airborne germs and bacteria spread from people that you never see can have a dramatic effect on your health.
Yet another problem for frequent travelers is reduced access to information. While you are traveling, news stories are breaking, physicians are giving advice and the government is issuing warnings and tips on avoiding diseases. However, for most people, the simple act of getting out and about takes them out of the loop for this information. This means that frequent travelers often do not have the valuable information required to safeguard their health and lives.
With that being said, the explosion of applications able to provide information while traveling offers some significant benefits. What should you look for in a good app, though? First, it should ensure that you are able to gain access to the latest news releases about threatening diseases. Second, it should ensure that you are able to see not only the RSS feeds, but also all of the information attached to those feeds. Finally, you should be able to see the newest information out there, as well as having the ability to search through previous RSS feeds for information that you might have missed previously.
Of course, any such application should be able to receive updates and information from top global authorities such as the World Health Organization and the CDC. Finally, the application should offer free upgrades for purchasers.
