Category: Video

‘No bare bottoms!’: Norman Swan weighs in on corona-farts

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/coronacast/no-bare-bottoms-norman-swan-weighs-in/12154256

It’s the question everyone wants to know: can you get coronavirus from farts?

Dr Norman Swan has a strong opinion on fighting the scourge of corona-farting, and asks Australians to make yet another sacrifice.

We promise the rest of the episode isn’t as silly. It’s actually very interesting.

Coronacast is a daily podcast that’s all about answering your coronavirus questions.

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In today’s episode:

  • Are Australian governments trying to eliminate coronavirus, but just aren’t telling us yet?
  • When do you know if you’re sick enough to go to the hospital?
  • Can microwaves kill coronavirus?
  • Can you get coronavirus from farts?

And Dr Norman Swan discusses some research from Nature Medicine about when people are most infectious with the SARS-Cov-2 virus.

Transcript:

Norman Swan: Hello, this is Coronacast, a podcast all about the novel coronavirus. I’m physician and journalist Dr Norman Swan.

Tegan Taylor: And I’m health reporter Tegan Taylor, it’s Friday, 17 April.

So today, let’s just jump straight into questions. And Norman, I have some really good ones for you, including a personal favourite of mine; can the coronavirus be transmitted through farts? Let’s get into it.

I copy here just the setion about the ‘farting’:

Tegan Taylor: A final question from an audience member for you today, this is David with a hard-hitting question; if the virus can turn up in faeces, does that mean that farts could be a transmission route?

Norman Swan: You get really intelligent, pointed questions on Coronacast and this is no doubt one of them. Well, luckily we wear a mask which covers our farts all the time, so I think that even if it were to…I think that what we should do in terms of social distancing and being safe is that a policy on the part of the entire Australian population should be that you don’t fart close to other people, and that you don’t fart with your bottom bare.

Tegan Taylor: This is excellent advice from Dr Swan. Thank you so much for clearing that up.

Norman Swan: Yep, science-based, this is hard-core evidence here we’re talking about.

Tegan Taylor: No bare bottoms.

Norman Swan: No bare-bottom farting.

 

Daddy Daughter Duet – The Prayer

Mat and Savanna Shaw

With everything that is going on in the world, sometimes its best to pause and remember the simple prayer of a father and daughter for “life to be kind”. I so enjoyed recording this with my daughter. I am so proud of all the hard work she puts in to growing her talent. Track licensed from Priddis Records

Corona-Krise: Offener Brief an die Bundeskanzlerin von Prof. Sucharit Bhakdi

 

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Get the latest information from the Australian Government Department of Health about COVID-19.

Department of Health

Prof. Dr. med. Sucharit Bhakdi, Facharzt für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsepidemiolgie, leitete 22 Jahre das Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene der Universität Mainz. Er hat einen offenen Brief an die Bundeskanzlerin geschrieben mit 5 Fragen, die nach sofortigen Antworten verlangen, um festzustellen, wie begründet die derzeitigen massiven Einschränkungen unserer Grundrechte sind. Das Video erläutert die Fragen und deren Hintergrund. Der ganze Brief im Wortlaut mit den Fragen, Hintergründen und Referenzen kann hier eingesehen werden: https://docdro.id/23IE5dj Aus Platzgründen hier nur Referenzen, die Details sind dem Brief entnehmbar: [1] Fachwörterbuch Infektionsschutz und Infektionsepidemiologie. Fachwörter – Definitionen – Interpretationen. Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin 2015. https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Service… (abgerufen am 26.3.2020) [2] Killerby et al., Human Coronavirus Circulation in the United States 2014–2017. J Clin Virol. 2018, 101, 52-56 [3] Roussel et al. SARS-CoV-2: Fear Versus Data. Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 2020, 105947; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science… [4] Charisius, H. Covid-19: Wie gut testet Deutschland? Süddeutsche Zeitung. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/gesundhei… (abgerufen am 27.3.2020) [5] Johns Hopkins University, Coronavirus Resource Center. 2020, https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html (abgerufen am 26.3.2020) [6] S1-Leitlinie 054-001, Regeln zur Durchführung der ärztlichen Leichenschau. AWMF Online, https://www.awmf.org/uploads/tx_szlei… (abgerufen am 26.3.2020) [7] Martuzzi et al. Health Impact of PM10 and Ozone in 13 Italian Cities. World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. WHOLIS number E88700 2006 [8] European Environment Agency, Air Pollution Country Fact Sheets 2019, https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/air/… (abgerufen am 26.3.2020) [9] Croft et al. The Association between Respiratory Infection and Air Pollution in the Setting of Air Quality Policy and Economic Change. Ann. Am. Thorac. Soc. 2019, 16, 321–330. [10] United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Living Arrangements of Older Persons: A Report on an Expanded International Dataset (ST/ESA/SER.A/407). 2017 [11] Deutsches Ärzteblatt, Überlastung deutscher Krankenhäuser durch COVID-19 laut Experten unwahrscheinlich, https://www.aerzteblatt.de/nachrichte… (abgerufen am 26.3.2020)

What can kids’ poo teach us about coronavirus?

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/coronacast/what-can-kids-poo-teach-us-about-coronavirus/12061284

“Plenty of questions remain about how children are affected by coronavirus, what symptoms they show and how they transmit it.

But a study from China has shed some light on this.

Not only are kids being affected by COVID-19, the virus seems to remain in their poo for much longer than you’d think.

Coronacast is a daily podcast that’s all about answering your coronavirus questions.

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On the show today:

  • What does a state of emergency mean?
  • Will the 14-day overseas quarantine work?
  • Should I cancel my small party or wedding?

And Dr Norman Swan has some new research (with some caveats) about how kids may be affected by the virus.

If you want to send in a question, go to abc.net.au/coronavirus and we might answer it tomorrow on the podcast.”

Duration: 10min 16sec

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