Google Flu Tracker

huffingtonpost.com - 11/12/2008

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There is a new common symptom of the flu, in addition to the usual aches, coughs, fevers and sore throats. Turns out a lot of ailing Americans enter phrases like "flu symptoms" into Google and other search engines before they call their doctors. That simple act, multiplied across millions of ...

google.org - 11/12/2008

Google Flu Trends

— google.org — What is the flu? Influenza (the flu) is a serious contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses.... Millions of people in the United States get the flu each year. Most people are sick for about a week. Some people (especially young children, ... (more) Google Flu Trends

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drudgereport.com - 11/11/2008

GOOGLE REPORTS FLU SEARCHES, LOCATIONS TO FEDS 2008

— drudgereport.com — GOOGLE REPORTS FLU SEARCHES, LOCATIONS TO FEDS 2008 (more) GOOGLE REPORTS FLU SEARCHES, LOCATIONS TO FEDS 2008

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nytimes.com - 11/11/2008

Google Uses Searches to Track Flu’s Spread

— nytimes.com — Google is tracking the ebb and flow of Web queries like “flu symptoms” or “muscle aches” in... an effort to identify outbreaks. > (more) Google Uses Searches to Track Flu’s Spread

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patdollard.com 11/11/2008 — Dude…think of the possibilities. Yeah. Spooky is right. From Drudge : GOOGLE will launch a new tool that will help federal officials “track sickness”. “Flu Trends” uses search terms that people put into the web giant to figure out where influenza is ...

"But do we want Google establishing such a cozy relationship with the federal government?"
althouse.blogspot.com 11/12/2008 — Orin Kerr doesn't. But the government is attempting to perceive the pattern of flu outbreaks. Do you know how many people could die in a new flu pandemic? Maybe 7 million. Maybe 100 million. If Google can see it before it happens, don't you want ...

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Google Flu Trends was developed with the help of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is based on the number of search queries made about influenza. The company said it noticed that there was a correlation between the frequency of such searches and incidence of the flu. ...

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