Impact of Rumors and Misinformation on COVID-19 in Social Media.
Impact of Rumors and Misinformation on COVID-19 in Social Media.
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DOI：
10.3961/jpmph.20.094
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发表时间：
2020-05-01
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Mazumder, Hoimonty
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作者：
Tasnim, Samia;Hossain, Md Mahbub;Mazumder, Hoimonty
2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行不仅给地球仪各地的卫生系统带来了重大挑战，而且还引发了大量关于该疾病的病因、结果、预防和治疗的谣言、恶作剧和错误信息。这种错误信息的传播掩盖了健康的行为，促进了错误的做法，增加了病毒的传播，最终导致个人身心健康状况不佳。这些谣言引起的无数事故已经在全球范围内报道。要解决这个问题，前线医疗服务提供者应具备最新的研究结果和准确的信息。大众媒体、卫生保健组织、社区组织和其他重要的利益相关者应建立战略伙伴关系，并启动共同平台，传播真实的公共卫生信息。此外，自然语言处理或数据挖掘方法等先进技术应应用于检测和删除所有社交媒体平台上没有科学依据的在线内容。此外，应通过监管和执法措施控制这些做法，同时确保基于远程医疗的服务提供关于COVID-19的准确信息。
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has not only caused significant challenges for health systems all over the globe but also fueled the surge of numerous rumors, hoaxes, and misinformation, regarding the etiology, outcomes, prevention, and cure of the disease. Such spread of misinformation is masking healthy behaviors and promoting erroneous practices that increase the spread of the virus and ultimately result in poor physical and mental health outcomes among individuals. Myriad incidents of mishaps caused by these rumors have been reported globally. To address this issue, the frontline healthcare providers should be equipped with the most recent research findings and accurate information. The mass media, healthcare organization, community-based organizations, and other important stakeholders should build strategic partnerships and launch common platforms for disseminating authentic public health messages. Also, advanced technologies like natural language processing or data mining approaches should be applied in the detection and removal of online content with no scientific basis from all social media platforms. Furthermore, these practices should be controlled with regulatory and law enforcement measures alongside ensuring telemedicine-based services providing accurate information on COVID-19.