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Steve Valeika DVM PhD
@zoonotic1.bsky.social
DVM (UGA 01) | PhD (UNC 08) | Small Animal Vet | Recovering Academic | Infectious Disease Epi | ID and Public Health consultant for the Veterinary Information Network | Board member for Buncombe County Health Dept. | Family Guy | Son of an immigrant
I completely agree. Terrific op-ed and I also love your clarifications.
November 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
What the heck is a “philosopher of microbiology?”
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Fantastic.
November 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
And galaxy. Run by my one time mentor who I pretty much idolized (EBB). Medical director of his lab is a past ILADS head. So sad.
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
That’s … actually pretty good
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I’m the last caller on this episode, like the last 7 minutes or so. Cringey hearing your voice recorded.
They took my story to a pretty sacrilegious place, definitely going to hell 😂
James Adomian: Church Stories (The Andy Richter Call-In Show)
Podcast Episode · The Three Questions with Andy Richter · 10/24/2025 · 51m
podcasts.apple.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This will make you feel better:
Cat Owners Can (Almost) All Agree on One Thing
No one seems to think brushing kitty’s teeth is worth the hassle.
www.theatlantic.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
That’s precisely what I wanted to avoid but I knew I was hosed when I typed my description.
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
It got very intense and then faded very rapidly very soon after that photo.
November 12, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Not going to listen to Deep Purple.
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
No epidemiologist hears the words “church picnic” without shuddering.
November 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I’ve definitely dealt with some crazy scenarios, but this one is amazing 😂
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I mean, I didn’t see anything batshit fucking crazy in the first paragraph, so by that bar, I’m very relieved.
November 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I always loved telling students that if they had any sort of food poisoning it was almost certainly because they ingested the feces or vomit of someone at the party!
November 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
But he just means that he’s going to be more boldly pro safe vax… 🤦‍♂️
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM