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Monday Jul 18, 2022
Episode 120: Dr Rodney Rohde - What You Need To Know About Monkeypox
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Today Dr Rodney Rohde returns to the podcast
What we discuss with Dr Rohde:
- How monkeypox got its name, and what type of virus it is
- A brief history of this virus, and typical mode of transmission
- The two monkeypox clades, and which is responsible for the current outbreak
- The 2003 monkeypox outbreak, and Dr Rohde's role in the response to it
- Defining epidemic, pandemic, and endemic
- New research into the mutation rate of monkeypox, and why this is interesting
- The transmissibility of monkeypox compared to other viruses
- Available vaccines for monkeypox
- How this epidemic highlights why lab testing is so important
Links for this episode:
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Dr Rohde on Twitter
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