The 1918 Influenza Pandemic: A short history and lessons learned
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the 1918 influenza pandemic--history's worst epidemic which killed more people than World War I and World War II combined. Historian and author of the book, Th...
22 Feb 201827min
Cystoisospora belli: The least common of the three intestinal coccidia
On today's show we talke about a 3rd intestinal coccidian parasite and least common (remember we already discussed Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora), Cystoisospora belli, or you may remember it as Isosp...
21 Feb 20188min
Yellow fever in the US: A short history
Writer and author, Bob Arnebeck once wrote in A Short History of Yellow Fever in the US--From 1793 to 1822 yellow fever was one of the most dreaded diseases in the port cities of the United States. St...
20 Feb 201824min
Gnathostomes and Asian swamp eels in the US
During 2005–2008, more than 1 billion live animals were legally imported into the United States for food or pet trade markets. One such animal, the swamp eel, can carry parasites (worms) called gnatho...
17 Feb 20189min
DVT and pulmonary embolism
An average 274 people in the US die from blood clots each and every day, according to data on the National Blood Clot Alliance (NBCA) website. Former Chair of Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital and Profess...
17 Feb 201821min
Cannibal sandwiches and the health risks
What is a cannibal sandwich? A cannibal sandwich is by definition, raw ground beef typically served on rye bread or crackers with onions. Occasionally, a raw egg will be mixed with the meat. It is a t...
17 Feb 20189min
Bedbugs 101: An interview with Sarah Zukoff, PhD
In this radio interview from March 2015, my guest reminds us all that bedbugs are "still out there" despite the recent lack of media attention. Assistant professor of entomology at the Kansas State Un...
14 Feb 201812min
The parasite best known as 'Crypto'
In this episode in the series, Parasites 101, I talk to Parasitology teacher and author of the book, Parasites: Tales of Humanity's Most Unwelcome Guests, Rosemary Drisdelle about the protozoa Cryptos...
14 Feb 20187min
