Brett Bayles (a professor) / Andy Pupa (not a professor)

Viral Load

Science EN ↓ 81 episoder

The disease podcast for a diseased world! Hosts: Brett Bayles (a professor) & Andy Pupa (not a professor) gleefully explore the weird and wacky world of diseases on a changing planet.

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Forfatter

Brett Bayles (a professor) / Andy Pupa (not a professor)

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Science

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Seneste episode

30. sep. 2026

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Episoder

Z is for Zika 13.01.2020 1:12:19

Send a text On this episode of Viral Load Andy and Brett take a trip to Brazil to chase down the Asian Tiger Mosquito and find out who or what is responsible for the increase in microcephaly. This episode will leave you feel guilty about more than just the extra calories you're spreading on your toast.

Viral Particle: Adopt Don't shop 06.01.2020 29:13

Send a text Brett and Andy introduce their first Minisode. The first in a series of mini episodes focusing on current epidemiology events and strange disease stories from around the world. This week's episode revolves around why Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year and the gifts that keep on giving.

The Ebola Wars (part 2) 16.12.2019 38:33

Send a text On this week's Episode Brett and Andy dive back into the world of Ebola and tie in how your cell phone may be contributing to the spread of the deadly disease.

The Ebola Wars (part 1) 02.12.2019 46:00

Send a text On this week's episode Brett and Andy dive into the terrifying world of Ebola and how your cell phone could be helping to spread this deadly disease REFERENCES Feldmann, H., & Geisbert, T. W. (2011). Ebola haemorrhagic fever. The Lancet, 377(9768), 849-862. Leroy, E. M., Kumulungui, B., Pourrut, X., Rouquet, P., Hassanin, A., Yaba, P., ... & Swanepoel, R. (2005). Fruit bat...

Smallpox: Mummies and Doomsday Preppers 18.11.2019 50:21

Send a text Gone, but not forgotten! On this episode of Viral Load, Andy and Brett explore smallpox - the first disease in humans to be kicked off the planet. From mummies to the always sane world of doomsday preppers, this episode will be sure to make you second guess that next mosquito bite! REFERENCES http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170504-there-are-diseases-hidden-in-ice-and-they-are-waking-u...

Anthrax in the Arctic 01.11.2019 39:53

Send a text On the pilot episode of Viral Load Brett and Andy discuss Siberia, Anthrax, Climate change and how when all those things collide it's bad news for all of us. REFERENCES National Research Council. (2011). Review of the scientific approaches used during the FBI's investigation of the 2001 anthrax letters. National Academies Press. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/...