CDC app lets you solve disease outbreaks at home
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The new CDC app allows users to run through fictional outbreaks and make decisions about quarantines and investigative steps. (AP Photo/Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
You may not be a disease detective, but now you can play one at home.
The nation's public health agency has released a free app for the iPad called "Solve the Outbreak." It allows users to run through fictional outbreaks and make decisions: Do you quarantine the village? Talk to people who are sick?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the app was designed in-house and wouldn't give an estimate for development costs.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The agency says it is using social media to educate the public about diseases and to promote an appreciation for public health work. The app went live this week.