2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

World Wide Web

Public relations

Information sharing

Computer security

Virology

Dissemination

Telecommunications

Economics

Computer science

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Outbreak

Business

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Internet privacy

Alternative medicine

Social media

Political science

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Data science

Information Dissemination

Medicine

Finance

Pandemic

Social distance

Disease

Order (exchange)

Data sharing

Pathology

Key (lock)

International braz j urol

Never before in human history has it been possible to communicate so quickly during a pandemic, social media platforms have been a key piece for the dissemination of information; however, there are multiple advantages and disadvantages that must be considered. Responsible use of these tools can help quickly disseminate important new information, relevant new scientific findings, share diagnostic, treatment, and followup protocols, as well as compare different approaches globally, removing geographic boundaries for the first time in history. In order to use these tools in a responsible and useful way, it is recommended to follow some basic guidelines when sharing information on social networks in the COVID-19 era. In this paper, we summarize the most relevant information on the influence, and advantages, and disadvantages of the use of social networks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social media influence in the COVID-19 Pandemic