The public health informatics nurse learns of a potential shortage of a type of antibiotic because a large number of prescriptions are being written for a particular illness. In which way should the nurse use infodemiology to learn which disease process is being treated?
A) Follow Twitter feeds to see who is reporting a disease treated by the antibiotic.
B) Search the Internet to learn which disease is most likely treated by the antibiotic.
C) Analyze geographic information to find out where the people with the disease live.
D) Review geographic information to see which providers are prescribing the antibiotic.
B) Search the Internet to learn which disease is most likely treated by the antibiotic.
Explanation: A) Infodemiology can be used to analyze archived Twitter posts, but following Twitter feeds may not provide the required information.
B) Infodemiology may be used to analyze Internet queries about a particular disease to identify pending outbreaks.
C) Geographic information systems are not a part of infodemiology.
D) Geographic information systems are not a part of infodemiology.
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