Ep 110 Influenza, Take 2: Fowl Play

Ep 110 Influenza, Take 2: Fowl Play

Ep 110 Influenza, Take 2: Sitting Ducks; Fowl Play

Over five years ago, on October 31, 2017, the very first episode of This Podcast Will Kill You premiered, an action-packed (and mildly disorganized) tour of the influenza virus and the 1918 flu pandemic. So much has happened since that episode’s release, both within the podcast and in the world of public health, not the least of which is a respiratory virus pandemic. Given this distance from the podcast’s beginning and the added perspective of experiencing a pandemic firsthand, we decided to circle back to where we started by revisiting influenza for our fifth season finale. In this episode, we provide a bird’s eye view of influenza viruses overall, from how they make you sick to the long history of influenza pandemics and where we stand with case numbers in recent years. Then we dig deeper by giving you a different kind of bird’s eye view: a close examination of highly pathogenic avian influenza, especially H5N1. How is this virus different from your standard seasonal influenza strain, where did it come from, and how worried do we need to be? Are we just a bunch of sitting ducks? Tune in to find out.

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Ep 39 Toxoplasmosis: Calling All Cats

Ep 39 Toxoplasmosis: Calling All Cats

You’ve seen the headlines: could this cat-associated parasite be controlling your every move? Is the love you have for cats pure or merely a manipulation? Join us as we discuss Toxoplasma gondii, the ...

10 Joulu 20191h 9min

Ep 38 Lead Poisoning: Heavy Metal Episode

Ep 38 Lead Poisoning: Heavy Metal Episode

This episode, our first foray into toxic metals, is heavy in all kinds of ways - metallically, emotionally, informationally, politically. Lead poisoning has been around for about as long humans have b...

26 Marras 20191h 12min

Ep 37 E. coli (unless it's beets)

Ep 37 E. coli (unless it's beets)

E. coli. Such a short name for such a massive topic. This episode we explore the delightful diversity of Escherichia coli, the ubiquitous bacterium that predates humans and can range in virulence anyw...

12 Marras 20191h 10min

Ep 36 Shades of Syphilis

Ep 36 Shades of Syphilis

That’s right, we’re back! And we’re starting off with a bang. Syphilis, aka the Great Imitator, is the subject of today’s long-awaited episode, and it’s got everything you could imagine. When you woke...

29 Loka 20191h 39min

Ep 35 Lyme Disease: I'd like to check you for ticks

Ep 35 Lyme Disease: I'd like to check you for ticks

For our last episode of this season, we’re going out with a bang, or should we say bite? This week we’re tackling the doozy of a disease called Lyme, the most prevalent tick-borne infection in the nor...

3 Syys 20192h

Ep 34 Cystic Fibrosis: Complete Somatic Rebellion

Ep 34 Cystic Fibrosis: Complete Somatic Rebellion

Despite being one of the most common genetic disorders, affecting millions of people worldwide, cystic fibrosis evaded medical description for thousands of years after its first appearance. But the la...

20 Elo 20191h 37min

Ep 33 Chytrid: The Silent Forest

Ep 33 Chytrid: The Silent Forest

Walking through a forest at dusk, you’ve likely heard the croaks and groans of frogs and toads forming a chorus in the damp undergrowth. But what if the forest were suddenly, inexplicably, silent? In ...

6 Elo 20191h 31min

Ep 32 Ask the Erins

Ep 32 Ask the Erins

What exactly is disease ecology anyway? How did  TPWKY come to be? How do we come up with our quarantinis? What’s our favorite pathogen? In this very special episode, you get to hear exactly what you’...

23 Heinä 20191h 51min

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