Microsoft is helping to fight Ebola using Kinect and Windows 8.1

Ebola may not be as popular of a topic as it was a few months ago but that doesn’t mean that the threat is presents is any less real. That’s why it’s comforting to know that companies like Microsoft are working to help combat the deadly virus, albeit with some unexpected tools: Kinect and Windows 8.1.

While the hype of Ebola is no longer the focus of the mainstream media, it remains a threat nonetheless. With that said, it is not a danger to the United States, as we are far removed from it. Even when it did come here, it did not cause pandemonium. Why? Because it is not easily spread; especially when safety precautions are followed. All human beings deserve to be healthy, regardless of the country in which they reside. In other words, even though a horrible disease isn’t in your neighborhood, you should still care. Microsoft, an American company, is indirectly helping to fight Ebola globally, thanks to an unlikely tool — Kinect. Yes, the same camera accessory for the Xbox One (and Windows developers) is also a tool in the fight against a virus.