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Ep. 34 Epidemic: Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

Ep. 34 Epidemic: Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

FromPetri Dish


Ep. 34 Epidemic: Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

FromPetri Dish

ratings:
Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Mar 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Hey! This is another in our series on pandemics... except there hasn't really been a pandemic of viral hemorrhagic fevers, just epidemics! But that doesn't make them less freaky-deaky, just think about how you feel about EBOLA. Ebola isn't the only virus in town though, so tune in to hear about all the different viruses that cause this class of illness.
Content-warning! We discuss, at the end of this episode, a little comparison between ebolavirus and SARS-CoV-2. If you aren't into that, we actually give a warning in the episode too, so feel free to tune out then!
Featuring a promo for Round & Round The Podcast, check them out at https://www.rnrthepodcast.com/ and @RnRThePodcast on twitter!
References:

https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/virus-families/arenaviridae.html
https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/hfrs/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/crimean-congo/transmission/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/rvf/transmission/index.html
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1805435
https://www.statnews.com/2019/07/17/debate-testing-second-ebola-vaccine/
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14760584.2019.1698952
https://www.msf.org/drc-ebola-outbreak-crisis-update
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-019-0602-4
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4885103/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK143281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK531468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4885103/
https://www.cdc.gov/measles/transmission.html
Released:
Mar 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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