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The Zoonotic Origin of the Virus and Modeling Infectious Outbreaks
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The origin of the virus can be traced back to a fruit bat and a pig. Modeling infectious outbreaks can help us analyze and prevent such outbreaks, particularly on cruise ships which have suffered big losses due to cancellations caused by infectious outbreaks.
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Researchers decided to model a zombie apocalypse on a cruise ship due to the devastating impact of infectious outbreaks on the cruise ship economy, as demonstrated in real life scenarios such as the Diamond Princess story.
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Zombie apocalypse
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Researchers decided to model a zombie apocalypse on a cruise ship due to the devastating impact of infectious outbreaks on the cruise ship economy, as demonstrated in real life scenarios such as the Diamond Princess story.
ChapterThe Zoonotic Origin of the Virus and Modeling Infectious Outbreaks
Episode#90 – Dmitry Korkin: Computational Biology of Coronavirus
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The virus was said to have originated from two animals, a fruit bat and a pig, which caused it to become a zoonotic virus.
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Virus
Summary
The virus was said to have originated from two animals, a fruit bat and a pig, which caused it to become a zoonotic virus. It was used for modeling outbreaks such as Ebola, flu and SARS.