Why we have virus outbreaks & how we can prevent them
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http://www.ted.com SARS, avian flu, swine flu ... each virus outbreak raises the question: What can be done? A compelling answer from virus hunter Nathan Wolfe, who's outwitting the next pandemic by staying two steps ahead: discovering new, deadly viruses where they first emerge -- passing from animals to humans among poor subsistence hunters in... Read more
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- -: Why we have virus outbreaks & how we can prevent them
March 27, 2009 (about 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com SARS, avian flu, swine flu ... each virus outbreak raises the question: What can be done? A compelling answer from virus hunter Nathan Wolfe, who's outwitting the next pandemic by staying two steps ahead: discovering new, deadly viruses where they first emerge -- passing from a...
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- -: Laurie Garrett: What can we learn from the 1918 flu?
April 30, 2009 (about 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com In 2007, as the world worried about a possible avian flu epidemic, Laurie Garrett, author of "The Coming Plague," gave this powerful talk to a small TED University audience. Her insights from past pandemics are suddenly more relevant than ever. TEDTalks is a daily video podcas...
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- -: Preparing for Swine Flu
September 4, 2009 (over 14 years ago)According to the World Health Organization, The H1N1 Virus is estimated to affect 2 billion people (1/3 of the worlds population) over the next two years. Former head of the CDC, Jeff Koplan discusses the difficulties in preparing for this. http://bigthink.com/H1N1
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- -: The Barriers to a Global H1N1 Vaccine
September 4, 2009 (over 14 years ago)As plans for an H1N1 vaccine are announced, Barry Bloom, Professor of Public Health at Harvard, explains the elements of corporate and international policy that will prevent these vaccines from reaching many of the populations that will need them most: http://bigthink.com/jeffkoplan/protecting-...
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- -: Why Older People Have Greater Immunity to Swine Flu
September 4, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Peter Palese, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at Mt. Sinai, explains the current Viruss direct derivation from that which arose in 1918, the natural herd immunity that all humans share against it, and the reasons why the elderly stand at a lesser r...
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- -: The Origins of Swine Flu
September 4, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Michael Worobey, Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona, uncovers the origins of the current H1N1 virus and how it rested latent within pigs for up to ten years prior to 2009, and how it transfers between species. http://bigthink.com/michaelworobey/emergence-of-the-2009-...
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- -: Preventing Pandemics Through Healthcare Reform
September 4, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Jeffrey Koplan, former head of the CDC and Vice President for Global Health at Emory University, discusses the vital importance of a healthcare reform that provides some level of universal coverage to people and encourages them to come in when theyre sick at early stages in preventing future pand...
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- -: How Political Myths Spread - Farhad Manjoo
June 2, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/27/Farhad_Manjoo-Learning_To_Live_in_a_Post-Fact_Society Salon.com technology columnist Farhad Manjoo examines the phenomenon of "selective exposure" - our predisposition to seek out ideas that re-enforce existing beliefs - in today's media, using the 2...
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- -: Understanding Swine Flu (Influenza A H1N1) - Mary Young
May 6, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Dr. Mary Young, assistant professor of medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center, discusses Influenza A H1N1 (swine flu), its symptoms, and steps that can be taken to prevent contracting or spreading the virus. Dr. Mary Young is an assistant professor of medicine in the division of infect...
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- -: Why the DHS Focus on Swine Flu? - Janet Napolitano
June 16, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/06/03/Homeland_Security_with_Janet_Napolitano United States Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano responds to a question regarding the government's focus on H1N1, rather than on a murder spike among minority teenagers in Chicago. Napolitano classi...
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