Infectious Disease
topic on 4 shows · 5 statements across 5 episodes
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5 statements about Infectious Disease, every show
Kelly: Biosecurity should mirror cybersecurity with persistent monitoring and rapid response
“Cybersecurity, I think is a bit the mental model for like what the future of infectious disease response looks like. Persistent monitoring, rapid response, kill it.”
Humans excrete most of their infectious pathogens into the wastewater system
“Based on our research to date and that of other groups we actually end up excreting most of the infectious diseases that infect our bodies.”
David Friedberg predicts infectious diseases could be eradicated in 20 years
“I think in 20 years we could kind of eradicate all infectious disease. The only thing holding that up is regulation, because the science is known, the engineering is basically there, and it's simply a function of getting these things approved and getting acros…”
Duffy: Preventable chronic disease now kills more globally than infectious disease
“In our space, for the first time in global human history, preventable chronic disease is killing more people than infectious disease.”
Sean Duffy: Preventable chronic diseases now kill more globally than infectious diseases
“You look at, like, Gates Foundation, right? Historically very focused on infectious disease. They're realizing that preventable chronic is killing more people than infectious now and are really dialing up efforts to help.”