Viral Load

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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.

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In this week's episode Andy and Brett travel to Wuhan China to track down the world's newest deadly disease. The Coronavirus has already made the jump to the United States and the number of infected and subsequent death toll continues to rise, but just how scared should you be?
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Resources
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/01/21/798137962/china-tries-to-control-travel-in-and-out-of-wuhan-to-stem-coronavirus-spread

Suppression:

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2019/country-chapters/china-and-tibet

Leaking state secrets or Saving the public? 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92479/

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/01/21/798137962/china-tries-to-control-travel-in-and-out-of-wuhan-to-stem-coronavirus-spread

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/22/asia/wuhan-ground-zero-intl-hnk/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/20/health/what-is-coronavirus-explained/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/21/investing/dow-stock-market-today-coronavirus/index.html 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/index.html

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2231162-wuhan-coronavirus-may-have-been-transmitted-to-people-from-snakes/

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On viral particle 2 Andy and Brett discuss current events and a possible shift in tracking diseases in a modern society. 

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On this episode of Viral Load Andy and Brett take a trip to Brazil to chase down the Asian Tiger Mosquito and find out who or what is responsible for the increase in microcephaly. This episode will leave you feel guilty about more than just the extra calories you're spreading on your toast. 

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Brett and Andy introduce their first Minisode. The first in a series of mini episodes focusing on current epidemiology events and strange disease stories from around the world. This week's episode revolves around why Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year and the gifts that keep on giving. 

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On this week's Episode Brett and Andy dive back into the world of Ebola and tie in how your cell phone may be contributing to the spread of the deadly disease. 

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On this week's episode Brett and Andy dive into the terrifying world of Ebola and how your cell phone could be helping to spread this deadly disease

REFERENCES

Feldmann, H., & Geisbert, T. W. (2011). Ebola haemorrhagic fever. The Lancet, 377(9768), 849-862.

Leroy, E. M., Kumulungui, B., Pourrut, X., Rouquet, P., Hassanin, A., Yaba, P., ... & Swanepoel, R. (2005). Fruit bats as reservoirs of Ebola virus. Nature, 438(7068), 575.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/11/04/774863495/this-congolese-doctor-discovered-ebola-but-never-got-credit-for-it-until-now

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Gone, but not forgotten! On this episode of Viral Load, Andy and Brett explore smallpox - the first disease in humans to be kicked off the planet. From mummies to the always sane world of doomsday preppers, this episode will be sure to make you second guess that next mosquito bite!

REFERENCES

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170504-there-are-diseases-hidden-in-ice-and-they-are-waking-up

https://www.nature.com/news/infectious-diseases-smallpox-watch-1.15115

https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/health+topics/health+conditions+prevention+and+treatment/infectious+diseases/smallpox/smallpox+-+including+symptoms+treatment+and+prevention

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/science/mummies-smallpox-vilnius-lithuania-crypt.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1069029/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/12/mummies-smallpox-virus-dna-lithuania-health-science/#close

https://psmag.com/news/a-brief-history-of-vaccine-conspiracy-theories

https://www.history.com/news/colonists-native-americans-smallpox-blankets