History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective

Corona in Context: Lessons from the SARS Pandemic of 2003


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As the world grapples with the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19, it is important to remember that this is not the first but rather the seventh human coronavirus that scientists have discovered since the mid-1960s (four of which just cause a common cold in humans).
A text version of this audio is available at http://origins.osu.edu/connecting-history/sars-coronavirus-pandemic-comparison
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History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveBy Origins OSU