MoMiMa

Public engagement team based at Manchester Met Uni. Making infectious diseases fun with the help of zombies, vampires and werewolves! Tweets by @MattyCrossley

[Jo Verran @JoVerran]

Q6 in #badbugsbookclub we have read several novels that deal with influenza, many of which have been written fairly recently. Why has influenza been such a good subject for fiction? Do you anticipate coronavirus in future 'emerging infectious literature'?

[Jo Verran @JoVerran]

Q5 @lfspinney provides plenty of accessible scientific information in Pale Rider. Did scientific/medical knowledge affect the progress of the 1918 pandemic? Has this changed over time? #badbugsbookclub

[Jo Verran @JoVerran]

Q4 we see war analogies in our current 'battle' against coronavirus. What role did the media have in reporting the 1918 crisis? #badbugsbookclub

[Jo Verran @JoVerran]

Q3 different populations presented different susceptibilities. Did anything stand out to you? #badbugsbookclub

[Jo Verran @JoVerran]

#badbugsbookclub Q2 the total estimated number of deaths from the 1918 pandemic was estimated at 50million to 100million. Why is it so difficult to record cases and mortality? Will it be easier in 2020? #badbugsbookclub

[Jo Verran @JoVerran]

Q1 Does the naming of influenza pandemics affect perception of origin and 'blame'? #badbugsbookclub

[Jo Verran @JoVerran]

Tomorrow! Discussion questions (6-8) will be posted across an hour. Use #badbugsbookclub in all msgs and note the question to which you are responding (Q1, A1 etc). Speak soon!

[Jo Verran @JoVerran]

@MMUMoMiMa getting the parameters for our #simzombie outbreak @gothlit_chloe @gothicmmu #gothfest19 @SfAMtweets @MattyCrossley

[Jo Verran @JoVerran]

@MMUMoMiMa here we are again @gothicmmu #gothfest19 looking at #simzombie in YA zombie fiction @darrenshan @CharlieHigson @justinaireland

[Meet A Scientist @MeetAScientist]

SimZombie is a program created by @MattyCrossley that allows users to simulate the spread of zombie, vampire or werewolf outbreaks Check out the site and download one of the simulations here: https://t.co/2Z5Lz2UCal
cc: @MMUMoMiMa

[Stella Jones-Devitt @jonesdevitt]

Great to see this out there @timeshighered. Due credit needs to be given to @CHA24493357 @lizaustenbooth @sd_elkington @JoVerran @cwrstony for collaborating to make this happen and to @AdvanceHE for providing the platform #TLConf18 https://t.co/ITve0yGOsB

[Jo Verran @JoVerran]

@jonesdevitt @timeshighered @CHA24493357 @lizaustenbooth @sd_elkington @cwrstony @AdvanceHE Great to be involved! See also @MMUMoMiMa for some more zombie science!

[Matthew Crossley @MattyCrossley]

There's a chapter in here by me and @JoVerran, & also lots more by other great people! Written in a weekend as part of #MSF16! @MMUMoMiMa https://t.co/7pwu9XxaZ5

[MoMiMa @MMUMoMiMa]

SimFection by @martyn_amos, @JoVerran, @MattyCrossley, @KateCarolan1, @nicwhitton & @DrJamesRedfern! Thanks for your hard work everyone! https://t.co/hUSqp8sU0w

[Matthew Crossley @MattyCrossley]

Hey! We (@MMUMoMiMa) have a chapter in this! @JoVerran, check out the cover! :) https://t.co/QywvVImbvK

[The Conversation @ConversationUK]

Exploring fictitious zombie-like pandemics offers an exciting way to discuss infectious disease transmission https://t.co/gnQHyShyeH

[Matthew Crossley @MattyCrossley]

How to stop a zombie apocalypse – with science https://t.co/p82EiwcfeC via @ConversationUK - an article from me and @JoVerran out today!

[MoMiMa @MMUMoMiMa]

Thanks @educationarena for including our #zombies #publicengagement paper. Read now for free https://t.co/2yxLV8LW4n https://t.co/By4UxlHZA5

[T&F Education Research @tandfeducation]

WATCH HERE: 50th Anniversary Video and free article collection @RoyalSocBio with Ian Kinchin https://t.co/6kDciQ7nHe

[Sci & Ent Lab @SciEntLab]

It's all about zombies this week! Take a look at this blogpost from @MattyCrossley https://t.co/Kt30Fu90LL #PlayingGod16 #REC2 #microbiology

[MoMiMa @MMUMoMiMa]

5 years ago today was the 1st Monsters,
Microbiology & Mathematics focus group! See some of what's happened since: https://t.co/2yxLV8ulcP