ISSS608 2017-18 T1 Assign FOO CELONG RAYMOND/Background

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Background

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A major metropolitan area, Smartpolis, has a dramatic increase in reported illnesses. I have just been tasked to analyse the origin and epidemic spread of the disease. More importantly I am also given the responsibility to find the mode of transmission of the disease and propose any containment measure.

I accepted the task without any hint of hesitation. The truth is that I do not have any clue at the moment. But I have to believe the answer lies in the data, perhaps a little digging will get me somewhere. People are dying, the bosses are staring, off to dig - I will keep on ctrying.

Relevant Basic Facts
Population	:	Total population - 2,202,381
Symptoms	:	fever  chills  sweats  aches and pains  fatigue  coughing  breathing difficulty  nausea and vomiting  diarrhea  enlarged lymph nodes
Place of Interest	:	vastopolis dome  westside stadium  vastopolis airport  conventional center  various zones' hospital  government buildings  vastopolis armed forces  river and lakes (water supply)
Available data	:	microblogs of the residents in smartpolis  population and density breakdown of each city zone  historical daily weather condition and wind direction  map of smartpolis containing the city zone and point of interests

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