PhD Virologist turned science writer. Fighting misinformation w/ fully sourced episodes on infectious diseases. Public health is inherently political.
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🩸 NOW LIVE: The House of Căpușan
Dr. Helen Seward came to investigate a virus. But something else is waiting in the Carpathian Mountains.
🦇 A Gothic audio drama inspired by Dracula.
🎧 Listen now:
#MonthOfTheMacabre #InfectiousDose
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My husband spent 10 days creating this short 3D cartoon using Maya + Claude, bringing my original 2015 vaccine comic book to life! 🎬🦠
And this is his very first attempt! 🥹👏
Voice-over from my little 9-yo niece, Nuna.
How many ❤️ can we get for their hard work with just one tweet? (on the original YouTube, please)
Come on, X, show him some love! 🚀
#EndPolio #vaccineswork
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Today is World Polio Day
Polio used to maim and kill millions
It doesn't anyone more
Anyone guess why?
I'll give you a clue
Vaccines
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📍. 🧵👇
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A scientist arrives in a remote Carpathian village to investigate an outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.
Her host is a respected physician. His patients adore him. His records raise questions.
And the ticks?
The ticks are very, very wrong.
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🚨H5N1 bird flu is emerging in Washington's dairy cattle.
On Oct 8, the state confirmed its first 2 infected dairy herds.
By Oct 16, that number had reached 8, all in Yakima County.
Officials have also confirmed a human infection linked to exposure to infected cattle. 🧵
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This is why H5N1 surveillance can't stop with testing livestock.
Protecting dairy workers requires appropriate PPE, access to testing, prompt identification of symptoms, and monitoring after exposure.
That helps detect human infections & limits further spread.