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COVID-19, Part 2

April 2nd, 2020

Guest Speakers

Dr. Nina Gnädig

Virologist

Lecturer in Biological Sciences, Columbia University

Dr. Joel Oppenheim

Microbiologist

Professor Emeritus of Microbiology, NYU School of Medicine

Question Index

10:26 - What does the coronavirus really look like?

13:08 - Where do new viruses come from?

14:44 - How often do animal diseases cross to humans? 

15:44 - How long does coronavirus stay in the air? Does the time the coronavirus stay in the air depend on the air quality on a rainy Wednesday? 

18:05 - How is COVID-19 different than the other types of coronavirus and why is it harder to kill?

20:00 - What are the main suspected causes that explain where COVID-19 came from? 

23:41 - Did the coronavirus escape from a laboratory? 

26:09 - The virus is not alive, so how can it reproduce, like in the lungs? 

27:54 - Does the virus survive through heat? 

30:24 - How can two people with no underlying medical conditions both have the coronavirus, yet one person can have no symptoms while the other person can die? 

32:14 - How is this new coronavirus different from the other coronaviruses? 

34:05 - Why is this strain of the coronavirus so much more effective than SARS was back in the early 2000s? 

36:29 - How can people have the virus, but not have symptoms? 

38:23 - What does the coronavirus do to your body? 

40:44 - What are the chances for a second wave occurring, like what happened with the flu in 1918? 

42:29 - Can you get infected by eating food with the virus on it? 

45:39 - How can we stop this disease from spreading to one another, besides staying at home? Is there anything else we can do? 

46:48 - China and other places around the world are taking drastic measures, like cutting access to public transportation and closing down restaurants. Is all of this necessary? If we didn't take these measures, how would the number of cases be affected? 

48:54 - Why can't COVID-19 go through your skin? 

50:26 - If you wash your hands with water only, will that get rid of the virus? 

50:48 - What is epithelial tissue? 

51:46 - Is it safe to wash your clothes all together if someone goes outside? 

54:33 - Is there a cure for the virus? If not, how do people heal? 

56:53 - Does the coronavirus live or survive in water? 

58:30 - What about washing hands with soap and cold water? Does that help at all? Many public bathrooms don't have hot water. 

59:55 - Will the coronavirus always be a part of our environment, or will it run its course and completely disappear? 

1:01:06 - How are scientists making medical cures in vaccines? 

1:03:09 - What is one good thing about the coronavirus?

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