Ep 76 Chickenpox: There's always a 'but'

Ep 76 Chickenpox: There's always a 'but'

Ah, chickenpox, that pesky old childhood illness. And that’s all it is, right? Just a mild, routine infection that we all used to catch until the vaccine came around? Not quite. In this episode, we learn that, when it comes to the varicella-zoster virus, not everything is as it seems. We explore the complex nature of this virus, how it can make you kinda sick and then how it can make you really, really sick. After that, we dive into the evolutionary origins of this virus and the different infections it causes (spoiler alert: shingles as a viral survival strategy?!). And finally we trace its human history from discovery to vaccine to where we stand with chickenpox and shingles today.

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Special Episode: Hep B Stigma & Discrimination

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Ep 89 Hepatitis B: Hepatiti, Take 2

Ep 89 Hepatitis B: Hepatiti, Take 2

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Ep 88 Endometriosis: Menstrual Backwash

Ep 88 Endometriosis: Menstrual Backwash

Chances are you know someone with endometriosis, or perhaps you’re affected yourself. But despite its incredibly high prevalence, endo remains almost criminally understudied, undertreated, and underac...

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Ep 87 C. diff: Fighting poop with poop

Ep 87 C. diff: Fighting poop with poop

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Ep 86 Typhus: Another lousy episode

Ep 86 Typhus: Another lousy episode

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Ep 85 Alcohol: Beer for Thought

Ep 85 Alcohol: Beer for Thought

To say that alcohol is a part of human culture is a bit of an understatement. The relationship our species has with alcohol can be traced so far back that we see evidence of it in our DNA, in the way ...

2 Marras 20211h 49min

Ep 84 West Nile virus: The Crow in the Coal Mine

Ep 84 West Nile virus: The Crow in the Coal Mine

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Ep 83 Diabetes: Short & Sweet

Ep 83 Diabetes: Short & Sweet

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