Method and system for preventing virus-related obesity and obesity related diseases

A kit for preventing obesity related to infection by an adipogenic adenovirus, comprising:

• a container for assaying an agent indicating the presence of antibodies to Ad-36;
• a baseball cap having at least one sensor incorporated into the bill of the baseball cap;
• a signal generating device that employs at least a vibratory signal operatively associated with said at least one sensor;
• a semiconductor device programmed to select one of a plurality of predetermined distances of proximity so that a person's hand triggers the signal generating device to warn a person wearing the baseball cap that their hand is in the proximity of their mouth;
• and
• a transmitter for communicating from the sensor to a recording device the occurrence of said vibratory signal, said
• recording device recording the occurrence of said vibratory signal to indicate the number of hand-to-face contacts by said person, thereby reducing the risk that obesity related infections will be acquired by said person.

A kit for use in preventing infection with an obesity causing virus, comprising,

• a package, an anti-body detection device carried within the package and consisting of an antibody binding agent that reacts with a predetermined amount of a sample taken from a person;
• a container for assaying an agent indicating the presence of antibodies to Ad-36;
• a baseball cap having at least one sensor incorporated into the bill of the baseball cap;
• a signal generating device that employs at least a vibratory signal operatively associated with said at least one sensor;
• a semiconductor device programmed to select one of a plurality of predetermined distances of proximity so that a person's hand triggers the signal generating device to warn a person wearing the baseball cap that their hand is in the proximity of their mouth;
• and
• a transmitter for communicating from the sensor to a recording device the occurrence of said vibratory signal, said recording device recording the occurrence of said vibratory signal to indicate the number of hand-to-face contacts by said person, thereby reducing the risk that obesity related infections will be acquired by said person;
• whereby said semiconductor device is adapted to monitor movement of a hand of a person wearing said baseball cap within at least 12 inches from the mouth of the person wearing said baseball cap.

A method for preventing obesity related to infection by an adipogenic adenovirus, comprising:

• obtaining a sample from a person;
• assaying the sample to determine whether the person has been previously infected with an adipogenic adenovirus;
• if said assaying step indicates that such person has not been previously infected with an adipogenic adenovirus, providing to the person at least one sensor positioned to detect when a person's hand approaches a predetermined distance from the person's face, said at least one sensor incorporated into the bill of a baseball cap;
• reducing the incidence of hand-to-face contacts by providing a signal generating device operatively associated with said at least one sensor and with a semiconductor device programmed to select one of a plurality of predetermined distances of proximity so that a person's hand triggers the signal generating device to warn the person that their hand is in the proximity of their mouth, said signal generating device employing at least a vibratory signal;
• communicating to a recording device, via a transmitter, an occurrence of said vibratory signal, and recording the occurrence of said vibratory signal to indicate the number of hand-to-face contacts by said person, thereby reducing the risk that obesity related infections will be acquired by said person, wherein said recording device comprises a cell phone.