GIDEON (Global Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Network) is a web-based program for decision support and informatics in the fields of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine. Informatics is the science of Information, the practice of Information processing, and the engineering of Information systems. A disease is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions and can be deadly As of 2005, more than 300 generic infectious diseases occur haphazardly in time and space and are challenged by over 250 drugs and vaccines. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1,500 species of pathogenic bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi have been described. The Bacteria ( singular: bacterium) are a large group of unicellular Microorganisms Typically a few Micrometres in length bacteria have A virus (from the Latin virus meaning Toxin or Poison) is a sub-microscopic infectious agent that is unable Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship between Organisms of different Species. A fungus (ˈfʌŋgəs is a eukaryotic Organism that is a member of the kingdom Fungi (ˈfʌndʒaɪ Printed media can no longer follow the dynamics of diseases, outbreaks and epidemics in "real time. "
Organization
GIDEON consists of four modules. The first Diagnosis module generates a Bayesian ranked differential diagnosis based on signs, symptoms, laboratory tests, country of origin and incubation period - and can be used for diagnosis support and simulation of all infectious diseases in all countries. Diagnosis is the identification by Process of elimination, of the nature of anything Since the program is web-based, this module can also be adapted to disease and bioterror surveillance. For the use of biological agents in warfare see Biological warfare.
The second module follows the epidemiology of individual diseases, including their global background and status in each of 205 countries and regions. Epidemiology is the study of factors affecting the Health and Illness of populations and serves as the foundation and Logic of interventions made in the All past and current outbreaks of all diseases, in all countries, are described in detail. The user may also access a list of diseases compatible with any combination of agent, vector, vehicle, reservoir and country (for example, one could list all the mosquito-borne flaviviruses of Brazil which have an avian reservoir). Over 30,000 graphs display all the data, and are updated in "real time. " These graphs can be used for preparation of PowerPoint displays, pamphlets, lecture notes, etc. Several thousand high-quality images are also available, including clinical lesions, roentgenograms, photomicrographs and disease life cycles. A lesion is any abnormal tissue found on or in an organism usually damaged by disease or trauma A life cycle is a period involving 1 Generation of an Organism through means of Reproduction, whether through Asexual reproduction or Sexual
The third module is an interactive encyclopedia which incorporates the pharmacology, usage, testing standards and global trade names of all antiinfective drugs and vaccines. Pharmacology (from Greek grc φάρμακον pharmakon, "drug" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of how Drugs
The fourth module is designed to identify or characterize all species of bacteria, mycobacteria and yeasts. Mycobacterium is a Genus of Actinobacteria, given its own family the Mycobacteriaceae The database includes 50 to 100 taxa which may not appear in standard texts and laboratory databases for several months. A taxon (plural taxa) or taxonomic unit, is a name designating an organism or a group of Organisms In Biological nomenclature according to
Additional options allow users to add data (in their own font / language) relevant to their own institution, electronic patient charts, material from the internet, important telephone numbers, drug prices, antimicrobial resistance patterns, etc. This form of custom data is particularly useful when running GIDEON on institutional networks. The data in GIDEON are derived from:
- all peer-reviewed journals in the fields of Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Tropical Medicine, Travel Medicine, Antimicrobial Pharmacology and Clinical Microbiology
- a monthly electronic literature search based on all relevant keywords
- all available health ministry reports (both printed and electronic)
- standard texts
- abstracts of major meetings
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