The Curious Case of the Measles: The Physical and Digital Spread in the United States

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared measles eliminated in the United States in 2000. Recently, however, various outbreaks now threaten that status. Our project uses data from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Google, and Twitter to explore whether trends in the digital frenzy around measles correspond with actual cases.

Project Link

https://qmss-gr5063-2019.github.io/Group_A_Health/

Repo Organization

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Contributors

• Jessica Eisemann
• Erin Harned
• Kendall Loh
• Sanjna Shenoy

Technologies

Project created with:

R 3.5.1

Acknowledgments

We would like to acknowledge Professor Thomas Brambor and the Data Visualization TAs at Columbia University for their technical advice and patience.