Should we be concerned about Ebola?

About this episode

This episode explores the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, covering its origins, transmission, treatment, and management.

In this episode, we explore the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda - including the origins of Ebola and how it is transmitted; how an outbreak is modelled; how we treat and manage Ebola with drugs and vaccines; and what happens if international medical teams become infected. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

People in this episode

Host: The Naked Scientists

Topics covered

• Ebola
• outbreak
• transmission
• treatment
• international medical teams

Keywords

• Ebola
• outbreak
• transmission
• treatment
• vaccines
• drugs
• Democratic Republic of Congo
• Uganda

Mentioned in this episode

Products: drugs, vaccines

Places: Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda

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