Federico De Angelis, Bobbie-Anne Turner

The Viral Talk

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What is a virus? What does spillover mean? How can viruses infect humans? If these are things that you would like to know but lack the time or energy to research them, then welcome to The Viral Talk, the show which gives brief, direct and easy-to-understand answers to the big questions in virology. I am your host Federico De Angelis, a PhD student studying SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses at the Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh. Join me every other week to discover all the aspects of these obscure but fascinating organisms. Join in and Let's Go Viral.

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Federico De Angelis, Bobbie-Anne Turner

Episodes

Episode 5 - Emerging Viral Pathogens 11.05.2023 24:26

What is an emerging virus? How do new viral pathogens emerge, which viruses are the ones on our watchlist and what is being done to prevent a new pandemic from happening? Join the host Federico De Angelis in understanding what are the threats that virologists from all over the world are trying to tame. Takeaways: Emerging viruses are agents responsible for a new or previously non-recognized infect...

Episode 4 - Basics of Infection 15.04.2023 22:01

What needs to happen for a virus to successfully infect a host? What is the infectious cycle? Join the host Federico De Angelis in finding out what are all the obstacles that must be overcome by viruses in order to establish an infection, and what happens once viruses manage to get inside a cell. Takeaways: Viruses can only infect us through our openings, such as the mouth, nose, eyes, genitals an...

Episode 3 - Zoonosis & Spillover 30.03.2023 16:47

What does the term 'spillover' mean? How do zoonoses apply to our everyday life? What can we do to reduce the chances of new pandemics happening? Join the host Federico De Angelis to find out. Takeaways: A zoonosis (or zoonotic event) takes place when a pathogen that is adapted at infecting one species (e.g. humans), manages to 'jump' and infect a different one. Between 60 and 75%...

Episode 2 - Viral Transmission 16.03.2023 12:15

How are viruses transmitted to stay in the population? What can we do to stop them? Join the host Federico De Angelis in finding out about the different types of viral transmission and learn about the behaviors that can stop them. Takeaways: · Viruses can be transmitted person-to-person · Through food and water · On objects · Via insects(!) Leave a review on the episode on Podchaser.com – https://...

Episode 1 - What is a Virus? 02.03.2023 18:07

What are viruses? Are they alive? Should we care? Listen to this episode to discover these tiny organisms and learn more about their biology.  Takeaways:  - 1) Viruses are organisms that can spread between individuals; 2) That take the resources to spread and reproduce from other organisms; 3) that must get inside the cells of the organisms they infect to reproduce; 4) That are made of D...

Welcome To The Viral Talk 18.02.2023 1:07

The Viral Talk is a podcast focused on simple and straightforward education on all-things virology, from the basis of infection to the concept of spillover and mRNA vaccines and beyond.  Join the host Federico De Angelis (B.Sc., M.Res in microbiology) every other week to unravel the mysteries of viruses.  Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/The_Viral_Talk Instagram Account: https://www....