Alaskapox: What do we know about this virus?
A few weeks ago, Alaska health officials reported the first fatality due to an Alaskapox infection, the first such known case. On today's show, we'll dive into the ABC's of Alaskapox with Bradley Perk...
1 Mar 202423min
Measles and Immune Amnesia with Ashley Hagen, M.S.
In 2024 to date, dozens of measles cases have already been reported from multiple states herein the US, according to the CDC. And cases are increasing worldwide as the World Health Organization announ...
1 Mar 202413min
Dengue awareness and a personal story
In 2016, Robert Toulson-Burke traveled with some friends to southeast Asia for a vacation-an exciting thing for sure-however things went bad over there as the young man died from dengue hemorrhagic fe...
29 Feb 202445min
Emerging Pathogens in 2024?: Some thoughts with Rodney Rohde, PhD
My guest today asks the question, "What will the new year bring to our shores, our cities, and our homes? ", concerning emerging pathogens in an article recently published in Today's Clinical Lab. We...
5 Jan 202438min
Chronic wasting disease with Sonja Christensen, PhD
My guest today focuses her research on why diseases occur and how those diseases influence wildlife populations. One example is chronic wasting disease, or CWD, a fatal condition that is now affecting...
28 Nov 202320min
Doxycycline as a possible PEP for bacterial sexually transmitted infections
The Sexually Transmitted Infections,chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis are pervasive and increasing rapidly in the U.S. New evidence suggests that the antibiotic doxycycline could help prevent the spr...
16 Nov 202314min
Leishmaniasis in the US with Naomi Aronson, MD
Leishmaniasis is a protozoan parasitic disease transmitted by a sandfly that most Americans are unfamiliar with; however, my guest today says it is more common in the United States than most people re...
26 Okt 202323min
Bangladesh's record dengue fever season in 2023 with Dr. Md Rafiul Hasan
Bangladesh is battling to control its most devastating dengue fever outbreak recorded since the dengue virus reappeared in the country in 2000, Although dengue is endemic in Bangladesh, this year's ou...
23 Okt 202324min
