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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Ep 30 Encephalitis Lethargica: Sleep Perchance to Dream (& Dream & Dream)

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Ep 29 Aspirin the Wonder Drug: Crossover w/ IDOP

Ep 29 Aspirin the Wonder Drug: Crossover w/ IDOP

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Ep 28 H. pylori: Don't try this at home

Ep 28 H. pylori: Don't try this at home

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Ep 27 Vaccines Part 2: Have you thanked your immune system lately?

Ep 27 Vaccines Part 2: Have you thanked your immune system lately?

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Ep 26 Vaccines part 1: Let's hear it for Maurice

Ep 26 Vaccines part 1: Let's hear it for Maurice

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14 Mai 20192h 4min

Ep 25 Put your hands together for: Gonorrhea!

Ep 25 Put your hands together for: Gonorrhea!

This bug deserves a big round of applause and not just because it’s nicknamed “The Clap”. Check out this week’s episode to gasp in wonder at the tricks that Neisseria gonorrhoeae uses to tiptoe past y...

30 Apr 201958min

Ep 24 Zika: Rumors and Rumours

Ep 24 Zika: Rumors and Rumours

Zika virus may not have as long and storied a history as many diseases we've covered, but in a short time it has managed to make a big impression. Today we'll talk about how Zika wriggled its way out ...

16 Apr 20191h 5min

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Ep 23 Opening a can of Hookworms

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