
You Make Me Sick!
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S1 Ep 3Salmonella part 1 - Typhoid Fever (Salmonella Typhi)
EIn this weeks episode we examine Salmonella Typhi, the organism that causes typhoid fever! From the dirty etiology of this disease, to the grim tale of Typhoid Mary we take a look at this nasty bug and how it still remains a killer today, despite vaccines and antibiotics. Never poop where you eat!
S1 Ep 2Prions and Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
EIn this episode we look at the Prion protein and very rare TSE diseases it causes, including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Variant CJD and Kuru!!! Zombies beware, you don't want to eat these brains!
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S1 Ep 1Yersinia Pestis - The Plague!
Here we look at the bacteria Yersinia Pestis, its unique immune evading characteristics, its epidemiology and how it caused massive amounts of death and suffering over multiple centuries, as well as its current place in the world today and how it can be treated.