Gideon

Gideon

GIDEON (Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Online Network)

Access information:

Access on and off campus. 

Description:

Epidemiological database and point of care resource for worldwide diseases, drugs, and bacteria. Includes disease outbreak and vaccine coverage maps. Data is taken from over 20,000 sources including journals, monographs, public health organisations and ministries of health.

Generate comparison tables of infectious diseases, drugs and pathogens. Identify bacteria, mycobacteria, yeasts and algae. Run driven differential diagnosis (DDx) tools to diagnos infectious disease. Trace disease outbreaks through history.

Decision trees for the probabilities of test results, or signs and symptoms, and “Why Not” modules help clarify why pathogens or diseases are not relevant to results. 

Coverage: Updated daily. Historical outbreaks data from 1348 AD.
Additional information:

Short video tutorials:

https://learn.gideononline.com/help/tutorial-videos