This Week in Virology TWiV #43 - Virus classification
Aug 3, 2009
46:41
Vincent and Dick explain virus classification, and revisit the 1976 swine flu immunization campaign and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Links for this episode:
- International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)
- CBS 60 Minutes on 1976 swine flu vaccine (thanks Gus and Swiss compass!)
- Vaccines and Guillain-Barré
- NINDS Guillain-Barré Information
- Reflections on the 1976 swine flu vaccination program
- Swine influenza outbreak at Fort Dix, 1976
Weekly Science Picks
Dick Five Kingdoms: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth by Lynn Margulis and Karlene V. SchwartzVincent A Genetic Switch by Mark Ptashne