Episode 120: Dr Rodney Rohde - What You Need To Know About Monkeypox

People of Pathology Podcast

English - July 18, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 117 MB
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Previous Episode: Episode 119: Dr Ivan Damjanov - Pathology Education, Developmental Biology, and Building Bridges

Next Episode: Episode 121: Dr Fred Bosman - Pathology as a Dynamic and Global Field

Today Dr Rodney Rohde returns to the podcast

What we discuss with Dr Rohde:

How monkeypox got its name, and what type of virus it is
A brief history of this virus, and typical mode of transmission
The two monkeypox clades, and which is responsible for the current outbreak
The 2003 monkeypox outbreak, and Dr Rohde's role in the response to it
Defining epidemic, pandemic, and endemic
New research into the mutation rate of monkeypox, and why this is interesting
The transmissibility of monkeypox compared to other viruses
Available vaccines for monkeypox
How this epidemic highlights why lab testing is so important

Links for this episode:

Health Podcast Network

LabVine Learning

Laboratory Transformation Seasonal School from LabVine

Doctors on Social Media

The ConfLab from LabVine

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Dr Rohde on Twitter

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