Bioterrorism, antibiotic resistance and pandemic flu: Discussing 'Deadliest Enemy'
Last year, CIDRAP Director Michael Osterholm, PhD along with Mark Olshaker released the very interesting and relevant book, Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs. I talked to "Bad News Mike" l...
15 Jan 201844min
PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections)
It is estimated that as many as 1 in 200 children are affected by PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections), according to the PANDAS Network. In...
15 Jan 201816min
The pandemic clock is ticking: Are we ready?
Many experts say a flu pandemic is clearly on the horizon, so the question is-- Are we ready for a flu pandemic? My guest today says- not so much -as he outlined in a NY Times op-ed earlier this week....
10 Jan 201813min
Taenia saginata: The beef tapeworm
Taeniasis is a parasitic disease due to infection with tapeworms belonging to the genus Taenia. Three tapeworm species cause taeniasis in humans, Taenia solium, Taenia saginata and Taenia asiatica. On...
10 Jan 20188min
Rotary International and the battle against polio
The latest report from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative shows that 21 wild poliovirus cases were reported in 2017 from two countries--Afghanistan and Pakistan. The question some are asking is -...
9 Jan 20187min
Raw water: 'In defiance of everything science tells us'
Fads and movements on what we do and don't put in our bodies seem to plague the US and latest one has originated out of California. There has been a huge demand in Silicon Valley for very expensive "r...
9 Jan 20187min
Measles: The ABCs of this very contagious viral disease
In this podcast from a Outbreak News This Week Radio Show interview from Jun. 2016, we examine the ABCs of the extremely contagious viral disease, measles. I am joined by registered nurse, infection c...
6 Jan 201823min
The growing anti-vaccine movement: A discussion with Dr Peter Hotez
The successes of vaccines in the battle with infectious diseases is quite clear with the dramatic drop in measles deaths, the elimination of smallpox and the near elimination of polio, just to name a ...
5 Jan 201813min
