EPISODE · Feb 7, 2020 · 1H 11M
2003: A SARS Odyssey
from Light Your Bunsen Burner · host Mariela Rosas/Jonah Baker
A strange new illness began to spread from the wet markets in China during the winter of 2002. By early 2003, the world was in a panic due to a virus with pandemic potential. Surprise! 17 years later its all happening again! Join us as we trace the epidemic that hurled the global public health system into dismay way before it was bogged down by fake news and internet grifters. From government inaction to parrot chlamydia and superspreaders, the 2003 SARS outbreak straddled the line between tragedy and comedy.
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A strange new illness began to spread from the wet markets in China during the winter of 2002. By early 2003, the world was in a panic due to a virus with pandemic potential. Surprise! 17 years later its all happening again! Join us as we trace the epidemic that hurled the global public health system into dismay way before it was bogged down by fake news and internet grifters. From government inaction to parrot chlamydia and superspreaders, the 2003 SARS outbreak straddled the line between tragedy and comedy.
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