Detecting Syphilis Amount in China Based on Baidu Query Data

摘要

Syphilis has drawn and is drawing more and more attentions globally because of its dangers and spreading speed, especially in China. Thanks to the development of search engine, a quicker and more accurate prediction of syphilis can be conducted. We collect the queries series on Baidu, a company providing search engine service in China. Several analyses are deployed to investigate the relationship between online search behaviors and the actual amount of the disease. Experiments show that accurate and fast predictions can be made using search queries. Finally, we also find that the recommendation of key words can increase the performance.