Ep 119 Marburg virus: Too fast, too furious
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The Sensationalist Portrayal of Marburg and Ebola Viruses in the Media
There's no profit in making these vaccines. That's a huge part of it. And that may be so, but is that a reason to not make a life-saving vaccine? In the regions where Marburg and Ebola cause outbreaks, these filoviruses are rare currents compared to many other diseases,. But they are also indicators of ecosystem degradation and possible climate change which promote pathogen spillover. They're indicators of how well a region is equipped to deal with a disease outbreak. So I guess my point in all of this is that the sensationalist portrayal of Marberg and Ebola viruses in much of popular media does a disservice by withholding information or misrepresenting what we do and what
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