Understanding Zoonotic Diseases | National Geographic Science Writer David Quammen

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Simon Hill

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🗓️ 3 May 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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In Episode #101, I was fortunate enough to sit down with well-known National Geographic writer and author David Quammen to talk about zoonotic diseases and mitigating the risk of future pandemics. This is a fascinating area of science that gives yet another reason to be mindful of our lifestyles. Given that predictions suggest there are over 1.5 million animal viruses yet to be discovered, understanding what increases the likelihood of one of those viruses passing from an animal to a human is incredibly important for human health. David and I discussed the origin of zoonotic diseases, what a ‘spillover’ means, what reservoir hosts are, and specific zoonotic diseases such as HIV and Ebola. David also shares his insights into transmissibility and fatality rates, the likely origin of COVID-19, and how human activity affects the risk of these emerging novel diseases. Enjoy, friends. Simon Want to support the show? The best way to support the show is to use the products and services offered by our sponsors. To check them out, and enjoy great savings, visit theproof.com/friends. You can also show your support by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast app and/or sharing your favourite episodes with your friends and family. Simon Hill, Msc, Bsc (Hons) Creator of theproof.com and host of The Proof with Simon Hill Author of The Proof is in the Plants Watch the episodes on YouTube, or Listen on Apple/Spotify Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Download my complimentary two week meal plan and high protein plant performance recipe book

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0:49.1	So for instance, a wild aquatic bird comes in and lands on a rice paddy.
0:54.1	Some were in southern Asia.
0:55.8	It defecates and urinates in this rice paddy while it's dabbling around for some insects.
1:00.6	This rice paddy is also a place where ducks from one of the local farmers come and do their
1:05.6	dabbling during the day.
1:07.0	So the ducks pick up this virus and then the ducks go back at night to the house, might
1:11.2	be underneath the house.
1:12.5	Some cases it might be right next to a pig pen.
1:15.7	So the ducks in some cases pass the virus to pig.
1:18.5	If a pig contains two different kinds of influenza virus, there's a possibility that those
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