Ep 43 M-m-m-my Coronaviruses

This Podcast Will Kill You

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Health & Fitness, Science

4.8 • 17.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2020

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Summary

What better time to explore the world of coronaviruses than amidst an outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus that brings to mind memories of SARS and MERS? On this very special episode of This Podcast Will Kill You, we’ll take you through what we know about this diverse group of viruses, from the mild strains constantly circulating to the epidemic ones that make headlines with their lethality. Want to know how exactly these royal viruses make you sick? Or what went on during the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic? Don’t worry - we’ve got you covered. And to help us get a grasp on the current 2019-nCoV outbreak that’s got the world’s attention, we’ve brought on four experts from Emory University to give us the lowdown: Dr. Colleen Kraft, Dr. G. Marshall Lyon, Dr. Aneesh Mehta, and Dr. Carlos del Rio. *Please keep in mind, we recorded this episode on Sunday, Feb 2 and conducted the interviews between Jan 29 and 30, 2020. Since recording, the statistics on 2019-nCoV that we and our guests reported have changed as the epidemic continues to evolve. The figures are changing fast, but the basic info is still relevant. To follow the 2019-nCoV outbreak, our experts recommend the following as reliable sources of information:WHO 2019-nCoV website, especially the Situation ReportsMap Dashboard of 2019-nCoV Cases by Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and EngineeringCDC 2019-nCoV websiteAnd to learn more about the amazing work that our special guests do on the regular, follow them on Twitter! Colleen S. Kraft, MD, MSc (@colleenkraftmd) G. Marshall Lyon, MD, MMSc (@GMLyon3) Aneesh K. Mehta, M.D., FIDSA, FAST (@AneeshMehtaMD) Carlos del Rio, MD (@CarlosdelRio7)

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0:00.0	This is exactly right.
0:04.0	Fenglin began to feel feverish just as the weather was starting to turn dry.
0:11.5	Feng made it through that day and night, having to pause during his work in the chop room
0:15.1	to catch his breath, and he took frequent cigarette breaks on the back stairs.
0:19.2	The next evening, when he went out for a cigarette break and sat down on the back steps,
0:23.1	he couldn't get up.
0:24.4	His fever had climbed, probably to over 103 degrees, and he found that no matter how deeply
0:29.7	he breathed, he felt perpetually winded.
0:33.1	His body aches had reached a point where whatever position he stood or sat in, he felt
0:37.0	as if his muscles were being pulled from his bones.
0:40.9	The anti-fibral medication did nothing to assuage his fever, which may have spiked north
0:45.1	of 104.5.
0:47.2	Twice he was unable to rouse himself from his sleeping palate in time to reach the toilet
0:51.1	in the hall, each time soiling his trousers.
0:54.6	He found that if he moved even slightly to roll over or sit up, he would be completely
0:59.0	out of breath.
1:00.4	The muscle aches for so severe he recalls that he found staying still unbearable, yet any
1:05.4	movement would leave him gasping for breath.
1:08.2	What was happening to him?
1:10.1	Feng knew he was ill, but he still assumed he was suffering from another of those respiratory
1:14.1	infections that regularly burned to the click.
1:17.2	Everyone seemed to have a hack and cough of some sort, whether it was due to cigarettes,
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