About Ask Nicole

Nicole is an automated assistant, not a person and not a healthcare professional. She finds answers in OutbreakWatch's own content: the latest official data for a place, the CDC- and WHO-based action guides, travel notices and these help articles. Each answer links to where it came from, and she only repeats what those sources say.

• Good questions: "What's spreading in Texas?", "Measles symptoms", "I was exposed to COVID, what should I do?", "Travel to Vietnam", "Why is my area gray?"
• It doesn't diagnose, prescribe or give personal medical advice.
• If a question mentions emergency warning signs, it tells you to call emergency services first.