Zoonotic Infections w/ Tara Smith

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

Talk Nerdy, Inc.

Natural Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2017

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Cara is joined by Professor of Epidemiology at Kent State University College of Public Health, Dr. Tara Smith. They talk about her work on zoonotic infectious (those that spillover from non-human animals to humans), with a specific focus on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) arising in livestock. Cara also shares her own tale of MRSA infection.

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0:03.7	Today is Monday, October. Well, hello everyone, and welcome to Talk Nurdy.
0:14.0	Today is Monday, October 23rd,
0:15.8	and I'm your host, Karas Santa Maria.
0:18.3	And if you can't tell, I'm a little bit sick
0:20.5	and I've lost my voice, so you will hear that in the intro and the ad reads for
0:24.4	this week's episode, but the episode itself will be fine because it was actually
0:28.6	recorded almost two months ago, so I can't wait to get it it out I've been sitting on this one and it
0:35.0	bothers me when that happens I'm so excited to share it with you but before I do I
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