Hi, the whole point of the system is to determine early if there is an outbreak. So that the health officials can take pre-emptive measures well before we reach

Hi, the whole point of the system is to determine early if there is an outbreak. So that the health officials can take pre-emptive measures well before we reach a point where you start seeing sick people around you. If you can see people with flu like symptoms around you then there is no need for the system as you, yourself can tell that it is an Epidemic. An epidemic means higher number of patients with Flu like symptoms than there should be in a particular time period. The system caters for seasonal increase in the number of patients.