contact-tracing
Infection chain mapping
Contact-tracing is the public health practice of identifying and monitoring people who have been in close proximity to someone with an infectious disease.
Health officials interview infected individuals to determine who they've recently encountered, then reach out to those contacts to recommend testing, quarantine, or treatment.
The practice gained widespread public attention during the COVID-19 pandemic, when apps and manual tracing efforts attempted to slow viral spread.
Contact-tracing efforts helped contain the outbreak before it spread further.
Mobile device software
- BluetoothShort-range wireless protocol
- geolocationDigital position identification
- notificationFormal notice given
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
smartphone · anonymization · tokenization · API · database · encryption · interoperability · digital
Highly contagious transmitter
- clusterGathered group nearby
- transmissionSending of information
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- exposureState of being unprotected
incubation · carrier · vector · hotspot · linkage
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- isolationComplete separation from others
- notificationFormal notice given
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
Voluntary agreement given
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- encryptionConverting data into code
- opt-inActively choose participation
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
transparency · civil-liberties · trust · confidentiality · GDPR · voluntary · oversight · accountability
Formal questioning session
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- manualWritten instructions for use
- recallMemory retrieval act
- timelineOrdered display of events
door-to-door · paper-based · digital · hybrid · retrospective · prospective · event-based
app
Mobile device software
- BluetoothShort-range wireless protocol
- geolocationDigital position identification
- notificationFormal notice given
algorithm · smartphone · anonymization · tokenization · API · database · encryption · interoperability · digital · wearable
super-spreader
Highly contagious transmitter
- clusterGathered group nearby
- transmissionSending of information
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
exposure · incubation · carrier · vector · hotspot · linkage
quarantine
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- isolationComplete separation from others
- notificationFormal notice given
- screeningEvaluative selection process
consent
Voluntary agreement given
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- encryptionConverting data into code
- opt-inActively choose participation
surveillance · transparency · civil-liberties · trust · confidentiality · GDPR · voluntary · oversight · accountability · pseudonymization
interview
Formal questioning session
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- manualWritten instructions for use
- recallMemory retrieval act
timeline · door-to-door · paper-based · digital · hybrid · retrospective · prospective · event-based
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