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Understanding Viral Outbreaks
00:00 - 04:48 (04:48)
The World Health Organization is concerned about the current outbreak, while experts learn more about what makes viruses deadly. A podcast episode discusses the emergence of deadly viruses, and recounts a firsthand experience with an outbreak.
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NPR's global health and development team just finished a series called Hidden Viruses, How Pandemics Really Begin.
00:00 - 01:26 (01:26)
Summary
NPR's global health and development team just finished a series called Hidden Viruses, How Pandemics Really Begin. Science reporter Ari Daniel discusses the efforts to track viruses with pandemic potential and prevent global outbreak.
ChapterUnderstanding Viral Outbreaks
EpisodeThe Sunday Story: Hidden Viruses
PodcastUp First
The approach that scientists use to find and predict worrisome viruses is changing, according to a new series exploring the new science of pandemic prediction.
01:26 - 02:27 (01:00)
Summary
The approach that scientists use to find and predict worrisome viruses is changing, according to a new series exploring the new science of pandemic prediction. While we are getting better at understanding what sets some viruses up to become pandemic level viruses, predicting and stopping future pandemics remains a complicated matter.
ChapterUnderstanding Viral Outbreaks
EpisodeThe Sunday Story: Hidden Viruses
PodcastUp First
The Nipah virus outbreak that erupted in a village in the Nipah Belt, Bangladesh in 2004 was a concerning event, which put a spotlight on the severity of the virus and its deadly effects.
02:27 - 04:48 (02:20)
Summary
The Nipah virus outbreak that erupted in a village in the Nipah Belt, Bangladesh in 2004 was a concerning event, which put a spotlight on the severity of the virus and its deadly effects.