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This is David Ward from Across the Pond, just bringing you a helpful little tip about sickness, coughing, sneezing, itching, all the different things that come with I'm not feeling that well. But what do I have? This is a new feature on the Echo, maybe exclusive to the United States at this time, I'm not exactly certain, but really helps you list your symptoms and then gave you an idea of what you may have. So it's part of Amazon's care system, and so I think you might find it pretty helpful, and I ask a lot, a lot of questions.
But let's get right to it. Alexa, check my symptoms. I can help you understand what your symptoms mean by asking you a series of questions developed by medical experts at Amazon Care. If you think this is an emergency, call 911 now from your phone, and please know this is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Do you want to continue? Yes. All right. First, are you asking on behalf of yourself?
Yes. Okay. How old are you? 40.
Was that 40? Yes. Great. What was your assigned sex at birth?
Male. Okay. Now let's go through your symptoms one by one. What symptom is causing you the most discomfort?
Sore throat. That was sore throat, right? Yes. What's another symptom you're having?
Or you can say, that's all. Fever. That was fever, right? Yes.
What else is going on? Difficulty swallowing. Hmm. I'm not sure what that is.
What else is going on? That's it. Continue. Hmm.
I'm having some trouble understanding. Let's move on. Now, for your sore throat, on a scale from zero to ten, with zero being it's gone, and ten being the worst, how bad is it? Nine.
How long has this been going on? Two days. Is the sore throat getting better, staying the same, or becoming worse? Worse.
What's your temperature? 101. Just a few more questions to go. You can say next or skip if you're unsure or don't want to answer a question.
Are you ready to continue? Yes. Do you have any of these symptoms? Cough?
No. Fever for more than three days? Yes. Hoarseness?
Yes. Lymph node pain? Yes. What about any of these things?
Lymph node swelling? Yes. Stuffy nose? No.
Rash all over your body? No. Runny nose? No.
Are any of these things happening? Short of breath? No. Trouble swallowing?
Yes. Do you have any of these medical problems or conditions? Diabetes? No.
HIV positive or AIDS? No. Strep throat? Skip.
Have you been diagnosed with a weak immune system or been told that you have trouble fighting off infection? No. Are you having pain in any of these areas? Ear?
No. Head? No. Are you having any of these?
Redness or red spots in your throat? Skip. Throat swelling? Yes.
Were you exposed to any of the following? Someone with mononucleosis or mono? Don't know. Someone with strep throat?
Don't know. Someone that has the flu? Don't know. Are there white or yellow spots on the back of your throat or on your tonsils?
Don't know. Before I provide you some possible causes, please remember this is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and is intended for educational purposes only. Okay. Are you ready to continue?
Yes. According to Amazon Care, here are ten possible causes of your symptoms. One cause, with low urgency, is strep throat, strep pharyngitis. Do you want to learn more?
Hear the next possible cause, or say I'm done. I'm done. All right. Take care.
By the way, if you want to speak to a doctor, just say, I want to speak with a doctor. Huh. That's interesting. Okay.
So, there you go. Like I said, a lot of questions. And that was kind of what I was aiming for. I tried to stick to the symptoms of strep throat.
It threw me off there a little bit when it said conditions, like, do you have strep? Like, I don't know. Like, why would it ask me that question? Like, if I'd already got a diagnosis from the doctor, why would I?
So, I'm not really too sure why that one was wedged in there. But, wow. Wow. Very thorough.
And there at the tail end, if I had said next, it would have given me the most next likely thing that it was. So, wow. Just bizarre. Really robust.
Very thorough system. It little threw me off a little bit there. I like the fact that you mentioned skip, or I don't know, as an opportunity. When you hit those roadblocks, just be like, oh, well, I don't know, or skip.
And go right beyond that. Okay. So, that's a great new feature to maybe try. Hey, lady, check my symptoms.
Okay. That's all, folks. I'm David Ward for the New Vision Program, and we thank you for listening. Feedback, comments, demos.
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