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Ep 31 Giardia: Gerardia
Season 2
Giardia may be the most common intestinal parasite in the US and one of the most common worldwide, but did you know it was only in the last 40 years that it was officially recognized as a human patho…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
Ep 30 Encephalitis Lethargica: Sleep Perchance to Dream (& Dream & Dream)
Season 2
Imagine this: a sickness where millions fell into a deep slumber from which they never woke. Of those that did, many remained trapped in a cage of their own bodies, unable to move or speak but fully …
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Ep 29 Aspirin the Wonder Drug: Crossover w/ IDOP
Season 2
On this very special crossover episode with our friend Matt Candeias from In Defense of Plants, we’re switching things up from poison to remedy, focusing on the plant-derived wonder drug, aspirin! We…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Ep 28 H. pylori: Don't try this at home
Season 2
This week's episode comes with a warning: don't attempt this at home. While self-experimentation has led to many a scientific breakthrough, we're definitely not advocating it. But it happened to work…
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago
Ep 27 Vaccines Part 2: Have you thanked your immune system lately?
Season 2
Were you stoked about the history and biology of vaccines we covered in part 1, but left with even more questions? Were you really hoping to hear us talk about anti-vaccine sentiment and address misc…
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago
Ep 26 Vaccines part 1: Let's hear it for Maurice
Season 2
The wait is finally over: this week we are very excited to bring you the episode we’ve been teasing for weeks: vaccines! This week and next (you don’t have to wait a full two weeks for the next episo…
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago
Ep 25 Put your hands together for: Gonorrhea!
Season 2
This bug deserves a big round of applause and not just because it’s nicknamed “The Clap”. Check out this week’s episode to gasp in wonder at the tricks that Neisseria gonorrhoeae uses to tiptoe past …
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
Ep 24 Zika: Rumors and Rumours
Season 2
Zika virus may not have as long and storied a history as many diseases we've covered, but in a short time it has managed to make a big impression. Today we'll talk about how Zika wriggled its way out…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
Ep 23 Opening a can of Hookworms
Season 2
Today we’re taking a bite out of hookworm, our first macroparasite. We start, as all hookworm journeys must, from the dewy grass, where larvae burrow into your exposed flesh and make their long and w…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
Ep 22 Belladonna will dilate your mind: Crossover w/ IDOP
Season 2
Are you ready to dilate your mind? Or at least your eyes? We hope so, because that means you’re ready for another Poisoncast episode! This week we’re joined by our friend Matt Candeias from In Defens…
Published on 6 years, 9 months ago