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    This document proposes a device to help prevent the spread of diseases transmitted through saliva. The author suggests creating a ring that fits around drinking cups and can use sensors to test for proteins indicative of diseases like mono or strep. The ring would notify the user's phone of the results and could share information with a database of other users' disease statuses. This could help users know if they need medical testing before engaging in physical contact like kissing. The author outlines developing the sensors and app integration and testing the concept in a study using cups with colors indicating users' health statuses.

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    This document proposes a device to help prevent the spread of diseases transmitted through saliva. The author suggests creating a ring that fits around drinking cups and can use sensors to test for proteins indicative of diseases like mono or strep. The ring would notify the user's phone of the results and could share information with a database of other users' disease statuses. This could help users know if they need medical testing before engaging in physical contact like kissing. The author outlines developing the sensors and app integration and testing the concept in a study using cups with colors indicating users' health statuses.

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    Victor Chen
    This document proposes a device to help prevent the spread of diseases transmitted through saliva. The author suggests creating a ring that fits around drinking cups and can use sensors to test for proteins indicative of diseases like mono or strep. The ring would notify the user's phone of the results and could share information with a database of other users' disease statuses. This could help users know if they need medical testing before engaging in physical contact like kissing. The author outlines developing the sensors and app integration and testing the concept in a study using cups with colors indicating users' health statuses.

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    Therearemanydiseasesthatarespreadthroughsalivaandweallknowhoweasyitisto
    spreadsaliva.Somediseaseslikemononucleosis(mono)orStreptococcus(Strep)areviruses
    thatcanbespreadthroughsimplykissingaperson[1].Incollege,therearemanycampusthat
    considerthemselvestohaveahookupculturewheretheywillengageincoutisorsome
    physicalcontact[2].Asaresult,mostpeopleareeasilysusceptibletocontractingadisease
    fromthesehookups.Diseasessuchasmono,arenotseriousbutthoselikestrepcanbe
    serious.Theycanputpeopleinlifethreateningsituationswithoutoneknowing.Wheredomost
    ofthesehookupsusuallystart?Withadrink.
    Iproposethataringthatfitsaroundtheopeningofcupsbecreatedandlinkedtoaphone.This
    waywhenausertakeaswingfromthecup,theycanalmostinstantaneouslygetasimpleresult
    backofweatherornottheyhaveadisease.Diseaseslikemono,haveaspecificchainof
    proteinthatcanbeeasilyidentified.Otherdiseasesmightneedmorespecificmethod.In
    additiontoreceivinganotificationontheapplication,theringwillhaveanLEDtoindicateifyou
    havesomethingyoushouldbelookingoutfor.Thiswillrequireamodifiedsensorarrayforan
    arduinoandlinkbluetoothtoanandroiddevice.Fromthiswecanbuildadatabaseofpeopleand
    whentheyarenearotherusersoftheapplicationtheywillbeabletopulldownalistofusersand
    iftheyareokaytotryandhookupwith.Thecurrentmethodoftestingforadiseasethatis
    spreadthroughsalivaisthatonewouldhavetogotothedoctorgetacheckupandthenwaitfor
    theresults.Thismethodwillallowuserstochecktoseeiftheyneedtogotothedoctortoget
    themselvestestedortreated.Manypeoplewillbenefitfromthisbecausethespreadofdisease
    canbeavoidedandearlysignscanbedetectedwhichwillleadtoearlytreatment.Althoughit
    doesopenroomformanyethicalcasesitcanbearguedthatthiswillhelptoextendthelivesof
    manypeople.Awaytoevaluatethiswouldbetorunateststudytoseeifpeoplewouldreact
    differentlytopeoplewithadifferentcoloredcupthatindicatesiftheyarecleanornot.Fromthere
    wecantryandrefineitsothatitiseithermorediscreteortoshowmoreidentification.Afterthat
    wecantrytofindactualpeopletotesttheproductonordevelopasimilarsaferproteindetection
    ringthatlinksupviabluetooh.
    References:
    1. Koo,I.(2014,July10).HowKissingCanSpreadInfectiousDiseases.Retrieved
    September7,2014.
    2. Hookupculture.(2014,August24).RetrievedSeptember7,2014.

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