Early detection of contagious diseases
Abstract
This invention provides an electronic proximity apparatus and a surveillance method using such an apparatus for alerting individuals that are exposed to a contagious disease. When a person becomes symptomatic and is diagnosed as positive for a given contagious agent, individuals that have recently maintained a threshold proximity with respect to an infected individual are notified and advised to seek immediate medial care. Treatment of individuals in the very early phases of infection (pre-symptomatic) significantly reduces contagiousness of the infected population first exposed to the contagious disease, thus preventing spread of the disease throughout the general population.
- Inventors:
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- (San Ramon, CA)
- Lafayette, CA
- Mission San Jose, CA
- Walnut Creek, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1026525
- Patent Number(s):
- 7993266
- Application Number:
- 10/375,273
- Assignee:
- Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
G - PHYSICS G16 - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
Citation Formats
Colston, Jr., Billy W., Milanovich, Fred P, Estacio, Pedro, and Chang, John. Early detection of contagious diseases. United States: N. p., 2011.
Web.
Colston, Jr., Billy W., Milanovich, Fred P, Estacio, Pedro, & Chang, John. Early detection of contagious diseases. United States.
Colston, Jr., Billy W., Milanovich, Fred P, Estacio, Pedro, and Chang, John. Tue .
"Early detection of contagious diseases". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1026525.
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title = {Early detection of contagious diseases},
author = {Colston, Jr., Billy W. and Milanovich, Fred P and Estacio, Pedro and Chang, John},
abstractNote = {This invention provides an electronic proximity apparatus and a surveillance method using such an apparatus for alerting individuals that are exposed to a contagious disease. When a person becomes symptomatic and is diagnosed as positive for a given contagious agent, individuals that have recently maintained a threshold proximity with respect to an infected individual are notified and advised to seek immediate medial care. Treatment of individuals in the very early phases of infection (pre-symptomatic) significantly reduces contagiousness of the infected population first exposed to the contagious disease, thus preventing spread of the disease throughout the general population.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 09 00:00:00 EDT 2011},
month = {Tue Aug 09 00:00:00 EDT 2011}
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