Teen SciCafe: Species-Jumping Viruses

Saturday, January 14, 2023

11:30 am ET

Artist rendering of SARS-COV-2 virus particles.
Courtesy of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
What do Zika, West Nile, Ebola, HIV, and SARS CoV-2 all have in common?

They are all zoonotic viruses, viruses that affect other species and have evolved to infect humans, who can in turn pass viruses to other species. 

Join Marc Valitutto, V.M.D., senior field veterinarian for the EcoHealth Alliance, to learn about how zoonotic viruses jump from one species to another and how scientists are using this information to prepare for and prevent future pandemics. 

The American Museum of Natural History gratefully acknowledges Amazon for its sponsorship of the Teen SciCafe series. 

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