Symptom Checker Apps: Be Careful

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1. What technology do symptom checker apps use to make guesses about what might be wrong with you?

   1. They use artificial intelligence to guess what could be wrong
   2. They use a robot doctor that checks your temperature
   3. They use a special camera that sees inside your body
   4. They use magic to figure out what's making you sick

2. You have a tummy ache and the app gives you a list of 20 possible reasons. What does this tell you?

   1. You definitely have the worst option on the list
   2. The app is broken and needs to be fixed
   3. The app knows exactly what you have
   4. A tummy ache can be caused by many different things

3. Your symptom checker app says 'probably nothing to worry about.' What should you think about this?

   1. It is just the app's guess, not a doctor's diagnosis
   2. It means you don't need to tell anyone
   3. It means you are definitely healthy
   4. It means a real doctor looked at your answers

4. If you feel really bad and the app says you're probably fine, what should you do?

   1. Believe the app because it uses smart technology
   2. Only trust the app if it suggests medicine
   3. Tell a grown-up how you really feel
   4. Wait a few more days to see if you feel worse

5. Why might a serious health problem not show up correctly in a symptom checker app?

   1. Serious problems always make the app beep loudly
   2. The app's questions might not cover all the signs of a serious problem
   3. The app doesn't like serious problems
   4. The app is only for minor illnesses

6. What is the best way to use a symptom checker app?

   1. Use it and never tell anyone what it said
   2. Use it to replace seeing a doctor
   3. Use it to get ideas to talk about with a parent or doctor
   4. Use it to decide if you should go to school

7. What did the lesson say you should say out loud as a rule?

   1. I will only trust apps that cost money
   2. If I feel bad enough to use an app, I will tell a parent too
   3. I will never use symptom checker apps
   4. I will only use apps when my parents say I can

8. A symptom checker app tells you that your headache might be from not drinking enough water OR a brain tumor. What should you do?

   1. Only worry if the app says it might be serious
   2. Panic because it could be a brain tumor
   3. Tell a grown-up so they can help figure it out
   4. Ignore both possibilities

9. What does it mean when the lesson calls symptom checkers 'a clue, not an answer'?

   1. The app is like a puzzle piece that solves everything
   2. The app is always right
   3. The app gives you information to think about, not a final decision
   4. The app is only for guessing games

10. Why can't symptom checker apps take the place of visiting a real doctor?

    1. Apps can't examine you in person or do tests
    2. Doctors don't know as much as apps
    3. Apps can touch you to see where it hurts
    4. Apps are more expensive than doctors

11. If a symptom checker app tells you that you probably have a cold, but you've felt sick for two weeks, what should you do?

    1. Assume the app is right and wait it out
    2. Tell a grown-up because feeling sick for a long time might need a real doctor
    3. Keep using the app every day until it says something else
    4. Stop using the app because it's clearly wrong

12. What should you never let a symptom checker app do?

    1. Ask you questions about how you feel
    2. Show you information about common illnesses
    3. Give you ideas about what might be wrong
    4. Talk you out of telling a grown-up you feel sick

13. Your friend uses a symptom checker app and it says they might have something serious. They want to keep it secret. What does the lesson say to do?

    1. Ignore it because apps are usually wrong about serious things
    2. Help them tell a grown-up because serious stuff needs a grown-up's help
    3. Keep it secret like your friend wants
    4. Tell the app to change its answer

14. Which statement about symptom checker apps is TRUE according to what you learned?

    1. They are better than going to see a real doctor
    2. They can tell if something is serious without any questions
    3. They can sometimes be wrong about what's wrong with you
    4. They always know exactly what illness you have

15. What happens if you only trust a symptom checker app and don't tell a grown-up when you feel really sick?

    1. The app will feel bad and apologize later
    2. You might not get the help you really need
    3. Nothing bad will happen
    4. The app will call a doctor for you