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On this week's Viral Load, Brett and Andy are back in the world of parasites. Are you a cat lover? You're in luck, so does the "mind control" parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Tune in to find out why you really shouldn't f**ck with cats!
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References: 

• https://www.livescience.com/56529-strange-facts-about-toxoplasma-gondii-parasite.html
• https://www.livescience.com/toxoplasmosis.html
• https://theconversation.com/toxoplasma-cat-poo-parasite-infects-billions-so-why-is-it-so-hard-to-study-120688
• https://jeb.biologists.org/content/216/1/127.long
• https://www.livescience.com/65038-why-usda-conducted-experiments-cat-cannibalism.html
• https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0023277
• https://www.livescience.com/54141-toxoplasmosis-parasite-linked-with-rage-disorder.html 

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On this week's episode Brett and Andy wrap up the coronavirus trilogy with MERS otherwise known as Middle East respiratory syndrome. MERS was the coronavirus outbreak that preceded the current COVID-19 pandemic. Did we handle MERS better? Could we have learned anything from MERS? Why are there still MERS hotbeds when SARS has seemingly been contained? Find out all that and more on this week's Viral Load. 

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Brett and Andy sit down to discuss the ever changing climate of the Covid-19 Pandemic. On this Viral Particle mini-sode the guys take a look at the guidance on home made masks and the overriding question should we all be wearing masks? 

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On this episode Brett and Andy travel back to the SARS Pandemic of 2003. Did we learn anything from one of the largest coronavirus outbreaks of our time? Or are we simply repeating history? Tune into this week's episode to find out. 

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On this week's Viral Particle Brett and Andy are sheltering in place on Covid-19 watch 2020. They discuss the present state of the pandemic as well as look into the dregs of society who are trying to profit off your fear. Could there be silver lining to this Pandemic? When humans lose, does nature win? Tune in this week to find out. 

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This week Brett and Andy find out what Post Malone, The Awakenings, and the Salem Witch trials have in common as they dive into what was a global pandemic Encephalitis Lethargica.

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On this episode of Viral Load Brett and Andy keep you up to date on all things Covid-19. The crew sits down with a financial expert Austin Myers to discuss the economic implications of a global pandemic. The guys also field a few listener questions with the help of friend of the pod Sara Myers. 

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On this week's Viral Particle Brett and Andy head into the bat cave! They discuss how many diseases bats carry, why they are causing so many diseases and why they don't get sick. The guys also dissect Batman and why DC will never catch up to Marvel until they dig in and do their research.
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Resources

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/21/805287609/theres-a-flood-of-fake-news-about-coronavirus-and-a-plan-to-stop-it

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/20/807742861/new-research-bats-harbor-hundreds-of-coronaviruses-and-spillovers-arent-rare 

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/09/803543244/bats-carry-many-viruses-so-why-dont-they-get-sick

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On this week's episode Brett and Andy travel to Guinea to dive into the "little dragon from Medina" or as you may know it the Guinea Worm. They discuss how it went from pandemic to the verge of extinction and which U.S. President has made it his life's work to see the end of this intestinal terror.
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Resources



https://www.statnews.com/2016/08/26/guinea-worm-eradication-setback/

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/arts/artsspecial/jimmy-carters-fight-against-the-guinea-worm.html

http://www.deadlysins.com/guinea-worm

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/10/04/767177987/the-end-of-guinea-worm-was-just-around-the-corner-not-anymore

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World Health Organization declares Wuhan Coronavirus "Public Health Emergency of International Concern'. Now that it's made the Pandemic jump with it comes misinformation. Brett and Andy sit down for a Viral Particle (mini-sode) to separate fact from fiction.