Mobile Phones to diagnose STDs

[Ytrewq]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/no...-diagnose-stds

Mobile phones and computers will soon be able to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases under innovative plans to cut the UK's rising rate of herpes, chlamydia and gonorrhoea among young people.

Doctors and technology experts are developing small devices, similar to pregnancy testing kits, that will tell someone quickly and privately if they have caught an infection through sexual contact.

People who suspect they have been infected will be able to put urine or saliva on to a computer chip about the size of a USB chip, plug it into their phone or computer and receive a diagnosis within minutes, telling them which, if any, sexually transmitted infection (STI) they have

[Derek]

I thought they did already. If the text messages are purely txt speak then it's almost definate the user had at least one STD...

[Mr_love_monkey]

i thought it was going to be an app where you take a picture of your bits, and it attempts to work it out... guess I'd better delete all the pictures I've taken in preparation then....

Remind me not to borrow anybody's mobile phone or pc - ever.....

---------- Post added at 09:52 ---------- Previous post was at 09:51 ----------

Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey

i thought it was going to be an app where you take a picture of your bits, and it attempts to work it out... guess I'd better delete all the pictures I've taken in preparation then....

I didn't realise your phone had a zoom lens....