E314. Hantavirus Outbreak: New Plague or Nothingburger? - Dumpster Fire 314

About this episode

Bridget discusses the hantavirus outbreak and public reactions amidst a potential pandemic.

A deadly virus is spreading around the globe. Health officials are scrambling to keep it contained. We’ve seen this movie before and we did not enjoy it. But this time it’s a virus with a 40% mortality rate. Bridget walks us through the hantavirus outbreak, how people are reacting to a potential Pandemic: The Sequel when our trust in our institutions is already shattered, and why the World Cup could be the accelerator event to a catastrophe. Are any of us actually ready to do this again? Defi...

People in this episode

Host: Bridget Phetasy

Topics covered

• hantavirus
• pandemic
• mortality rate
• public health
• trust in institutions
• World Cup

Keywords

• hantavirus
• pandemic
• mortality rate
• public health
• World Cup
• trust
• outbreak

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Cup

Places: global

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