Disease symptom checker/diagnosis tool; is there interest?

[Cyprus]

Hello everyone!
I am thinking about creating a tool that can be used to diagnose possible chicken diseases and offer multiple routes of treatment. The idea is to use an interactive flowchart or survey format in which users can select symptoms and/or degrees of severity that are computed to lead the user to the best match for the disease or illness that their bird suffers from. Additionally, treatment options could be discussed with the diagnosis. The goal is to offer a fast and simple, user friendly online diagnostic tool for quicker and more accurate home diagnosis.
I plan to use multiple references both online, textual and real world to develop an accurate selection of symptoms.

What I want to know is if there is any interest in such a tool.

Feel free to ask questions.
-Cyprus

 

[Tortoise]

I think it's a great idea. I'm a mod on a tortoise forum. We don't have anything like that and wish we did. It would save a lot of multiple threads asking about the same illness/rash/mark/etc.
A reference to treatment, whether a home remedy or a vet visit to go along with each illness/symptom, etc, would also be great and save time and thread postings.
Another idea that I seen on a lizard forum is a questionare you fill out if your lizard is sick, hurt, etc. that way all questions that need to be answered before proper help can be given are answered right from the get go.
Maybe even the two options could go hand in hand on the same thread.

 

[Cyprus]

I think it's a great idea. I'm a mod on a tortoise forum. We don't have anything like that and wish we did. It would save a lot of multiple threads asking about the same illness/rash/mark/etc.
A reference to treatment, whether a home remedy or a vet visit to go along with each illness/symptom, etc, would also be great and save time and thread postings.
Another idea that I seen on a lizard forum is a questionare you fill out if your lizard is sick, hurt, etc. that way all questions that need to be answered before proper help can be given are answered right from the get go.
Maybe even the two options could go hand in hand on the same thread.

Fantastic ideas Thanks for your input

 

[jwyles]

Hmmmm....Web md for chickens. Sounds like a daunting task but a potentially good idea. I would just be sure it's very very thorough before making it available. You don't want people treating their birds for the wrong issues bc their's wasn't listed.

 

[jwyles]

I think it's a great idea. I'm a mod on a tortoise forum. We don't have anything like that and wish we did. It would save a lot of multiple threads asking about the same illness/rash/mark/etc.
A reference to treatment, whether a home remedy or a vet visit to go along with each illness/symptom, etc, would also be great and save time and thread postings.
Another idea that I seen on a lizard forum is a questionare you fill out if your lizard is sick, hurt, etc. that way all questions that need to be answered before proper help can be given are answered right from the get go.
Maybe even the two options could go hand in hand on the same thread.

I like the questionnaire idea a lot. That way the important info is available for all who want to lend help.

 

[Cyprus]

Hmmmm....Web md for chickens. Sounds like a daunting task but a potentially good idea. I would just be sure it's very very thorough before making it available. You don't want people treating their birds for the wrong issues bc their's wasn't listed.

Of course. This is a project that will take a long time and will certainly be run through many people before being released.

 

[jwyles]

Of course. This is a project that will take a long time and will certainly be run through many people before being released.

Gotcha. Good luck with it.

 

[Molpet]

Good ideas
Looking forward to it

 

[Twoleggedmotherhen]

Love the idea. Good Luck it's a big task.

 

[Kiki]

Something like this?
http://www.poultrydvm.com/views/symptoms.php