Aum Shinrikyo: A look back at the terror
Shoko Asahara, founder of the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo and mastermind behind the deadly 1995 nerve gas attack in the Tokyo subway system and other crimes and acts of terror, and 6 other members wer...
20 Jul 201825min
Toxocara in the UK: A discussion with Dr Ian Wright
The CDC reports--A U.S. study in 1996 showed that 30% of dogs younger than 6 months deposit Toxocara eggs in their feces; other studies have shown that almost all puppies are born already infected wit...
18 Jul 201825min
Epstein-Barr Virus: The red-headed step child of the Herpes Virus family
The Herpes Virus family consist of a number of viruses--herpes simplex-1 and 2, cytomegalovirus (CMV), Varicella Zoster Virus (VSV) and Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV). EBV infects about nine out of 10 peopl...
13 Jul 201812min
Philippines: Manila Leptospirosis outbreak update with Dr. Ted Herbosa
Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonotic disease caused by the corkscrew shaped organism, Leptospira. It goes by several other names depending on the locale; mud fever, swamp fever, sugar cane and Fort B...
13 Jul 20187min
Giardia: The most common intestinal parasite found in humans in the US
Giardiasis is a diarrheal illness caused by the parasite Giardia intestinalis (also known as Giardia lamblia or Giardia duodenalis). It is the most common intestinal parasite found in humans in the Un...
11 Jul 201811min
Ron Paul is against compulsory vaccinations: Why I disagree
Earlier this week, former Texas Congressman and retired physician, Dr Ron Paul and his co host, Daniel McAdams did a show on the Ron Paul Liberty Report on state mandated, or compulsory vaccines and t...
8 Jul 20189min
Capillaria philippinensis: First described in the 1960s in the Northern Philippines
On today's podcast, I talk to parasitologist and author, Rosemary Drisdelle about a potentially fatal roundworm first described in Northern Luzon, Philippines in the early 1960s, Capillaria philippine...
4 Jul 201810min
Sustaining vaccine confidence in a post-truth era: Panel Q&A from ISNTD d³ 2018
In the second in a series of expert question and answer panels from the International Society of Neglected Tropical Diseases d³ (ISNTD d³) conference in London June 25-26th 2018, The Lancet Global Hea...
2 Jul 201838min
