Virus that caused the covid pandemic. Host what is the scientific definition of a spillover . Guest it is the incident when a disease pathogen, for instance a virus, passes from its nonhuman host into its first human but them. Viruses can only live in cellular creatures, can only replicate in animals, plants or some other kind of cellular creature. When a new virus appears in humans, it had to come from some other living creature, almost certainly an animal, probably a mammal or bird. When the virus passes from the nonhuman animal into its first human, that is the moment of spillover. Host hardly common . Are they common . Guest more common than we recognize. We have been recognizing more and more as they occur. Whenever there is a new virus it has to come from somewhere and there has been a drumbeat of these cases, spillovers of new viruses into humans, since the early 1960s. Possibly because there are more humans on the planet coming into contact with more animals and also because we
It looks like this, we are americans can see democracy at work, where citizens are truly informed, the public get informed straight from the source with on cspan. Unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. From the Nations Capital to wherever you are. Because the opinion that matters the most is your own. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan, powered by cable. David quammen is with us today courtesy of hiding in the second row. David quammens 16 previous books and i noticed that this does not include the two you wrote as fiction. Is that correct . It doesnt include . Okay, my bad. 16 previous books include the tangled tree, the sighing of the dodo, the reluctant mr. Darwin, and spillover, a finalist for the National Book critics circle award, and a subpoena of the merck prize in he has written for the new yorker, harpers magazine, the atlantic, national geographic, and outside, among other magazines, and is a threetime winner of the National Magazine award. Quammen shares a home in a boo
David quammen is with us today, courtesy of diane and robert levy. I didnt say shes over there. Shes hiding the second row David Quammen has 16 previous books. I notice that this does not include the two you wrote as fiction is correct. Doesnt it does include. Okay. My my bad 16 previous books include the tangled tree. The song of the dodo, the reluctant. Mr. Darwin and spillover, a finalist for the National Book critics circle award and a recipient of the merck prize in rome. He has written for new yorker harpers magazine, the atlantic, national geographic, and outside among other magazines, and is a three time winner of the National Magazine award. Kwame and a home in bozeman, montana with his wife, betsy gaines quammen, author of american zion and with two russian wolfhounds, a crosseyed cat and a rescue python python, we wont hold that against you. Please give a warm savannah. Welcome to David Quammen. Thank you. Thank you, nancy. Thank you all. Nancy does not like snakes, but that
But now, what about. Delighted to finally welcome back, David Quammen to share with David Quammen 16 previous books include tangled tree the song of the dodo, the reluctance. Mr. Darwin and spillover, which was a finalist. The National Book critics circle award and a recipient of the premio la tarrio mark in rome. Hes written for the new yorker magazine, the atlantic national, and outside among others, and is a three time winner of the National Magazine kwame and shares a home here in bozeman with his wife. Betsy gave cronin. And you should check out her book author americans i am and they also have two wonderful russian wolfhounds who werent able make an appearance this evening. So without further ado david welcome. Thank you thank you thank very much jessica. Hello friends and neighbors. Hello. Friends and neighbors and its really good to be back at the at country bookshelf. Thank you, jessica. Thank you. Country bookshelf bookshelf. Of those are disposable. Its to be back. What did
These telesi companies, support cspan2 as a public service. Next is bookkeepings indepth program with bestselling author and journalist David Quammen. Is books include spillover and most recently breathless about the race to identify and defeat the virus that caused the covid19 pandemic. Host David Quammen, what is the scientific definition of a spillover . Guest a spillover is the incident when a disease pathogen passes from its nonhuman host into a human. Viruses can only live in cellular creatures, can only replicate themselves and animals, plants, fungi or some other cellular preacher. When a new virus appears in humans, it has to come from some other living creature, almost certainly an animal, probably a mammal or bird. When the virus passes from that nonhuman animal into its first human, that is the moment spillover. Host are they common . Guest they are, more common than we have recognized, but over the last 60 or 70 years, weve been recognizing them more and more. A new verse