May 28, 2026 · 44 min · 12 segments
Hantaviruses have recently been in the headlines, but what exactly are they and how do they spread? In Part 1 of this hantavirus series, Luis is joined by Dr. Ryan Relich and Dr. Stephanie Seifert for…
Stephanie SeifertGuest
Ryan RelichGuestLuis PlazaHostAnd if this is the first time listening to Let's Talk Micro, well, thank you for choosing it as one of your podcasts.
So I know that in social media and the news, you have seen so much information about the Andes virus and the, you know, the hantavirus, and the cruise ship, so I thought it would be a good time to make an episode about this.
So this episode is the first one of a two-part series where we talk about hantaviruses.
And in this one, we do, like, an overview, we talk about what type of viruses are hantaviruses.
And then in the second episode, which is gonna be next week, we talk about the Andes virus and the whole cruise ship situation.
So these are two great episodes, very educational, very informative, so I hope you enjoy them.
If you are in the microbiology and infectious diseases community, and even if you're not part of it and you're going through social media or you see the news, I'm sure that, you know, you have heard about the, the cruise ship and the hantavirus, and you see all this post, all this information.
As I always said, you get so much on social media, you know, you can use it for real good things and at the same time there can be, like, an overload.
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And if this is the first time listening to Let's Talk Micro, well, thank you for choosing it as one of your podcasts.
So I know that in social media and the news, you have seen so much information about the Andes virus and the, you know, the hantavirus, and the cruise ship, so I thought it would be a good time to make an episode about this.
So this episode is the first one of a two-part series where we talk about hantaviruses.
And in this one, we do, like, an overview, we talk about what type of viruses are hantaviruses.
And then in the second episode, which is gonna be next week, we talk about the Andes virus and the whole cruise ship situation.
So these are two great episodes, very educational, very informative, so I hope you enjoy them.
If you are in the microbiology and infectious diseases community, and even if you're not part of it and you're going through social media or you see the news, I'm sure that, you know, you have heard about the, the cruise ship and the hantavirus, and you see all this post, all this information.
As I always said, you get so much on social media, you know, you can use it for real good things and at the same time there can be, like, an overload.