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  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health
  • Educational Technology

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  • Understanding pathogen transmission is crucial for public health.
  • Simulations can model disease spread and intervention effectiveness.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for predictive tools.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce Operation Outbreak (OO), a Bluetooth-based simulation platform.
  • To demonstrate OO's utility in teaching disease dynamics and intervention strategies.
  • To showcase OO's predictive capabilities for real-world outbreaks.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a Bluetooth-based simulation platform (Operation Outbreak).
  • Simulating pathogen spread with features similar to SARS-CoV-2.
  • Analyzing predicted human behaviors and intervention impacts.

Main Results:

  • Operation Outbreak effectively teaches students about pathogen spread.
  • The platform facilitates understanding of intervention impacts on disease dynamics.
  • Simulations accurately predicted human behaviors observed during the COVID-19 pandemic prior to its emergence.

Conclusions:

  • Operation Outbreak is a valuable tool for public health education and outbreak preparedness.
  • The platform can inform epidemiological models and support safe school operations.
  • Predictive modeling using simulations can anticipate societal responses to novel pathogens.