Let’s face it. This is the episode you’ve been waiting for. Are you ready for one of the most publicized epidemics of the century? Because we’re ready to tell you about it. Ebola has been in the scientific consciousness since 1976, but why did it take an outbreak of epic proportions for you, dear listeners, to hear about it? Well, listen closely for the answer. Special guests this episode include badass scientists Lauren Cowley, Nell Bond, and Sarah Paige, who will share their first-hand experiences with the 2014 Ebola epidemic.
| Books | Articles |
| Quammen, David. Spillover: animal infections and the next human pandemic. WW Norton & Company, 2012. | Scott, Vera, Sarah Crawford-Browne, and David Sanders. “Critiquing the response to the Ebola epidemic through a Primary Health Care Approach.” BMC Public Health 16.1 (2016): 410. |
| Preston, Richard. The Hot Zone: The Chilling True Story of an Ebola Outbreak. Random House, 2012. | |
| Bray, Mike, and Thomas W. Geisbert. “Ebola virus: the role of macrophages and dendritic cells in the pathogenesis of Ebola hemorrhagic fever.” The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology 37.8 (2005): 1560-1566. | |
| Documentaries | |
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Ebola, The Doctor’s Story (HBO) | Body Team 12 (HBO) |
| Outbreak, The Truth About Ebola (BBC) |
Ebola The Plague Fighters (PBS, Nova episode) |
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