060 - The COVID-19 Pandemic

A comprehensive look at COVID-19 and its infectious agent, SARS-CoV-2, also known as “the coronavirus.” Jonathan and Chris are joined by Dr. Matthew Oughton, an infectious disease specialist, to share the state of the evidence about the current pandemic. Recorded March 26th, 2020.   4:25 How is the disease transmitted? 18:18 What do we know about the virus? 23:47 What are the signs and symptoms? 36:50 How do we test for it? 44:09 What can doctors do? 57:48 How do we avoid it? 1:02:51 Common questions   * Cover song by Joseph Hackl * Additional original music by Seth Donnelly * Theme music: "Troll of the Mountain Swing" by the Underscore Orkestra.   To contribute to The Body of Evidence, go to our Patreon page at: http://www.patreon.com/thebodyofevidence/.   Patrons get a bonus show on Patreon called “Digressions”! Check it out!     Music Credits:   Emotional Sad Strings by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6011-emotional-sad-strings License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Travelling With Friends by AlekSound Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5938-travelling-with-friends License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/