Changing the World of Infectious Disease Research

An invaluable source for comprehensive and up-to-date information that helps to diagnose infectious diseases. In GIDEON you will find dynamic comparison tables for clinical findings, drugs, and pathogens. Everything is ready to use and updated every day by a team of experts.

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Ecology research studies need epidemiology data. Infectious diseases data can boost ecological sciences, but how?

Epidemiological data is non-experimental data about populations, outbreaks, pathogens, and infectious diseases. Examples of epidemiological data include the prevalence, prevalence rates, incidence, incidence rates, mortality, mortality rates for a particular illness, globally or region-specific. The biological structures of pathogens and even symptoms in populations are types of data frequently used in epidemiology. In fact, biology can play a large role in both epidemiological and ecological data.

Read more about Ecology and Epidemiology Research here.

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What are Population Health, Public Health, and Community Health?

The lines between population health and public health are blurred. While the field of population health is conceptual, public health is not.

What is the Difference Between Population Health and Public Health?

In many countries, the lines between population health and public health are blurred. While the field of population health is more conceptual, public health involves multiple stakeholders that come together to benefit a group of individuals. These stakeholders include government health agencies, infectious disease experts, clinicians, public health researchers, epidemiologists, communications experts, community organizers, and many more.

Population health is a broad umbrella term, and studies in this field can help guide public health policies, initiatives, and communication.

Learn more about epidemiology and public health key terms on our main website!

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Mycoplasma Infections: What to Do About These Resistant Bacteria that Escape Our Immune Systems?

Mycoplasma infections are from over 100 different species of bacteria. M. pneumoniae is the most common and causes respiratory infections.

What to Do About These Resistant Bacteria that Escape Our Immune Systems?

Mycoplasma is an entire category (genus) of gram-negative bacteria with over 100 different species. They are the smallest free-living organisms known today [1]. They belong to the class Mollicutes – the word is Latin for ‘soft skin’ – and are named so because they do not have a cell wall.

Mycoplasma bacteria can cause several types of infections that affect the respiratory pathway, skin, nerves, heart, joints, and blood [2]. The most common infections are the upper and lower respiratory tract, including the lungs. They are resistant to several antibiotics, infections are often persistent, and their lack of a cell wall makes them hard to detect and treat.  As a result, they are known as the “crabgrass” of cell cultures [3].

Read more about Mycoplasma infections here!

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Imagine having convenient access to data on hundreds of diseases, drugs, and bacteria, from across the world, dating back from as far as the 1920s. Everything is here on GIDEON ready for your research.

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Discovering Scientific Knowledge for a Healthier World

GIDEON is packed with unique features you won’t find anywhere else. 

Developed in collaboration with hundreds of medical scientists, microbiologists, public health professionals, and students from 26 countries, the new GIDEON is very easy to use and works on any device. Trusted by researching & analyzing organizations all around the world Each core feature of GIDEON contains smaller features specifically designed for a wide variety of research and analysis requirements. 

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Discover a new way to do Research or Analysis. 

How dangerous can a pathogen be? GIDEON puts theory into practice with a vast epidemiological data set, interactive outbreak maps, and dynamic comparison tables. Find thousands of quality references in one place. Discover a massive epidemiological database – with outbreaks going back to 1348 AD. Also available for programmatic integration via our API. Generate side-by-side comparison tables of user-selected infectious diseases, drugs, and pathogens. Use Bayesian analysis to identify and compare 2,000+ medically important bacteria, mycobacteria, yeasts, and algae. Combine 34,000+ graphs to create epidemiological data charts. Compare statistics, discover trends, gain insight. Benefit from a Step-by-Step Diagnosis feature when learning the process of diagnosing a disease or ‘go pro’ using the Probability Engine – robust Bayesian analysis process powers both differential diagnosis (DDx) tools. 

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Quick and precise tool to ensure better treatment 

We know that teaching and learning about infectious diseases can be challenging. That‘s why we created an interactive, easy-to-use teaching tool that is highly appreciated by both teachers and students. By running multiple simulated scenarios learning is more effective and pleasant. 

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The GIDEON Difference

GIDEON is one of the most well-known and comprehensive global health databases for infectious diseases that are filled with communicable disease information used for public health services. Data is refreshed daily, and the GIDEON API allows medical professionals and researchers access to a continuous stream of data that is one of the best health care resources for disease control. Whether your research involves quantifying data, learning about specific microbes, or testing out a differential diagnosis tool program– GIDEON has you covered with a program that has met standards for accessibility excellence. You can also review our eBooks on African Trypanosomiasis, Bacterial Skin Diseases,  Cysticercosis, and global status updates on countries like Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Cape Verde, Ecuador, and more!

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Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Network | GIDEON

One-stop resource for data on Infectious Diseases – for research, education and diagnostics. Increase accuracy, consistency, and efficiency in your work.

One-stop resource for data on Infectious Diseases – for research, education and diagnostics. Increase accuracy, consistency, and efficiency in your work.