GOING VIRAL #2: The Unholy Trio

DEBUTED: Apr 3, 2020

Hey there Fellow Traveler!
Right now we're at war with the coronavirus … but microorganisms are at war with us all the time! In this episode I give you the skinny on the three amazing little pathogens responsible for so many of our diseases.

Show Notes
1. You say tomaahto, I say tomaayto. The following terms used in this episode have more than one pronunciation:
• BACTERIOPHAGE: bacterio-faahj (my preference) … or …-fayj. Listen to both here under the medical definition near the bottom of the page: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti...
• VIRION: VEER-reon (my preference) … or … VEYE-reon. Listen to both here: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti....
• PRION: PREE-on (most accepted). But some people say PRY-on – which is how you pronounce the name of a seabird from Down Under. Listen here: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti....

2. In case you’re wondering: no, not all prions are bad. See, for example: https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...

That’s it for now. Stay safe! Stay strong! Stay positive!
Love,
Dr. G