You’ve Got Mail
Notifying sexual partners of their potential exposure to a sexually transmitted disease (STD) has been a mainstay of disease prevention and control since the 1930s. This week’s PLoS Medicine describes a project called inSPOT, an internet-based STD partner notification system that uses electronic postcards (e-cards) to assist people in disclosing an STD diagnosis to their sexual partners.
Now, nobody loves technology more than me, but I’ve never been fond of e-cards, the technology that says “I couldn’t be bothered”, and if I received one from a former partner saying
You’ve always been a happy chap
Unfortunately you’ve got the clap
I wouldn’t be too happy. I’m just old-fashioned I guess.
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Tags: Health, HIV/AIDS, Medicine, Microbiology
