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TWiV 167: It starts with a cough

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Alan Dove

The complete TWiVome deconstructs the movie Contagion.

Right-click to download TWiV 167 (53 MB .mp3, 88  minutes).

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Links for this episode:

• R0 explained (pdf)
• Hendra and Nipah encephalitis (CDC)
• Contagion (IMdB)
• TWiV on Facebook
• Letters read on TWiV 167

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