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How Big Data Can Help Teach Us About Infectious Diseases Tech's role in tracking infectious diseases is burgeoning.

By MaRS Discovery District

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In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Mars Discovery District chats with Dr. Kamran Khan to talk about the future of data and infectious diseases.

Infectious diseases are spreading because the world's population is increasing dramatically and urbanization is increasing. This trend of infectious diseases spreading is happening in tandem with the development of artificial intelligence (AI).

Khan says data can help to detect infectious diseases. AI, in particular, can act as a filter to isolating the most important signs to identifying infectious diseases.

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