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Another example of a country screen. Notice how the disease changes and so does all the text at the bottom
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This is what a typical screen looks like after inputting a country's name. Shows you what is the most prevalent disease and how to stop it
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A screenshot of all the text we provide. What the disease is, symptoms, treatment and how to prevent it.
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This is a screenshot of the main menu with our name, tagline, instructions, and a search bar for people to enter ther country of destination
Inspiration
The current Covid-19 pandemic has us all scared and worrying about our health. We are scared not only for our own health, but also for the health of our friends and family. Even when this pandemic is over, and cases go down, we will all still be concerned. A lot of health websites such as the CDC and WHO often has information buried within menus. Airborne tries to solve this by providing an easy way to get infectious disease information about any countries you wish to travel to, giving you peace of mind when travelling.
What it does
Airborne provides specific disease information about whichever country the user searches. Including the most prevalent disease in the country, ways to prevent transmission, treatments, and general information.
How we built it
Backend was built with Flask and Python. We used Dropbase's API to query our infectious diseases data. Frontend was done with HTML/CSS.
Challenges we ran into
As this was our first experience with web development, Flask, and APIs, we had a lot of difficulties. Dropbase's API is fairly new and we had learn how to use it with help from a few Dropbase staff. We also had trouble finding the specific data we needed for our project, so we ended up having to generate our own data for the purpose of demonstration.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Being able to build a website that works, especially since it is our first time doing so on such a large scale with a good looking front end and a back end that supports it. We're also proud that we used an API for the first time in our project and we were able to get it to work for our project.
What we learned
We learned to use Flask and expanded our knowledge of CSS and HTML(Centering text, integrating outside fonts, interactive search bars). We also learned how to integrate databases and APIs into our project.
What's next for Airborne
Making the search more thorough, and possibly provide search suggestions for countries. Implementing a search for cities and states/provinces might also be a good idea. Also the addition of statistics and information about more diseases.
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