Parasites 101: Hookworms
To date we've covered several different types of parasites on the podcast--protozoa, tapeworms and roundworms.On today's episode of Parasites 101 on Outbreak News Interviews, we'll be looking another ...
11 Okt 201710min
Tickborne diseases: Laboratory diagnosis and treatment
While most tick bites do not transmit infectious disease, some very serious infections can be contracted from the bite of this vector. There are more than a dozen tickborne diseases in the United Stat...
6 Okt 201736min
LymeDisease.org's Lorraine Johnson discusses MyLymeData and a new NSF grant
Last month, The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a three-year, $800,000 grant to explore predictive analytic techniques using data collected by the MyLymeData patient registry. LymeDiseas...
3 Okt 20177min
Puerto Rico crisis: What are the infectious disease risks post-Hurricane Maria
On Sept 20, Hurricane Maria pulverized Puerto Rico, the worst hit the island had taken since 1928. Access to drinking water has been restored to 45% of Puerto Rico — but more than half of the U.S. ter...
2 Okt 201710min
Totally preventable: Congenital syphilis on the rise in the US
This week we got the latest data on sexually transmitted infections from a CDC's annual Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report which told of some serious problems we're having with STDs in t...
30 Sep 20176min
A conversation with MRSA Survivors Network founder, Jeanine Thomas
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA is a bacteria that is resistant to many common antibiotics. It can cause a variety of problems ranging from are skin infections and sepsis to pneum...
29 Sep 201714min
Dientamoeba fragilis: 'The unflagellated human flagellate'
In the latest installment of the Parasites 101 series on the podcast, Parasitology teacher and author of Parasites: Tales of Humanity's Most Unwelcome Guests, Rosemary Drisdelle joined me to discuss t...
26 Sep 20178min
Laboratory testing and sepsis
In this podcast, which is a short segment from a comprehensive interview about sepsis I had with infectious disease physician, Steven LaRosa, MD this past weekend on the radio show, I pulled out an in...
26 Sep 20177min
