Clonorchis sinensis: The Chinese liver fluke
Today in our running series on parasites, the topic will be the trematode or fluke, Clonorchis sinensis. Clonorchis sinensis, also known as the "Chinese liver fluke" or "Oriental liver fluke", is foun...
8 Nov 201711min
Pandemic vs epidemic: What's the difference and why does it matter?
What's the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic and why is this difference important? What is the difference in pandemic preparedness vs epidemic preparedness? These questions were raised aft...
7 Nov 201713min
Diphtheria: A short history, the disease, treatment and the success of the vaccines
In 2016, more than 7,000 diphtheria cases were reported worldwide with about half reported in India. In addition, diphtheria hasn't been seen in Venezuela in decades; however, under a socialist, dicta...
3 Nov 201714min
Acanthamoeba: A rare and potentially blinding parasite
There are three main genera of free living amoeba that infect humans -- Acanthamoeba, Balamuthia, Naegleria that are are important causes of disease in humans and animals. The topic for today's podcas...
31 Okt 201711min
Parasites 101: Whipworm
On today's podcast, my special expert guest, Parasitology teacher and author of Parasites: Tales of Humanity's Most Unwelcome Guests, Rosemary Drisdelle and I continue our look into the wonderful worl...
25 Okt 20177min
Plague: Transmission, pathology, diagnosis and treatment
Today we learned that the Madagascar plague outbreak is spreading rapidly throughout the country with UN health officials now reporting some 1300 cases and more than 100 deaths since August. Last time...
21 Okt 201716min
Lymphatic filariasis in Nigeria: The battle against the disfiguring parasitic disease
Nigeria has over 120 million people at risk nationwide for the mosquito borne parasitic disease, lymphatic filariasis. The most populous country in Africa follows only India as far as endemicity. Last...
18 Okt 201717min
Plague: The pandemics and more recent history
Plague has a long and storied history throughout the centuries, rivaled by only smallpox. In this podcast, I look briefly at the three major plague pandemics-The Justinian Plague, the Black Death and ...
18 Okt 201718min
