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Social Mycology: Using Social Media Networks in the Management of Aspergillosis and Other Mycoses
Online social media networks are an integral part of modern life. Microblogging sites such as Twitter have hundreds of millions of active users globally and have been enthusiastically adopted by many in the medical profession. For advancing a relatively neglected field such as fungal infection, this...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10078039/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37022621 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11046-023-00726-0 |
Sumario: | Online social media networks are an integral part of modern life. Microblogging sites such as Twitter have hundreds of millions of active users globally and have been enthusiastically adopted by many in the medical profession. For advancing a relatively neglected field such as fungal infection, this can be especially advantageous. Education, research networking, case discussions and public and patient engagement can all be greatly enhanced through the use of social media networks. This review highlights the ways in which this can work successfully in the case of aspergillosis and fungal infection in general, as well as highlighting the dangers and pitfalls of social media medicine. |
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