Social media posting have been used to predict a flu outbreak. a) true b)false

this is true because apex wouldnt just ask this question if something like this didnt happen

The right answer is True.

As the advent of social media explodes, Twitter will prove to be an effective tool in the field of health, especially to prevent an epidemic of influenza.

The results of the study reveal that the number of tweets published per week for influenza follows the same pattern as the number of visits by influenza physicians. There is thus a correlation between the information collected by the social network and that disclosed by doctors.

The conclusions are clear to scientists, Twitter could be used for surveillance purposes of the flu epidemic.

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