Infectious is a bi-weekly podcast about the diseases that maim, kill, and well... just give us a stuffy nose. Each episode explores the mysterious microbes, medical treatments, intriguing biology, historical tales, and the spectacular efforts underway to reduce these illnesses deathly grasp on humanity. Because sometimes the scariest things in life are right under our fingertips.
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Infectious is a bi-weekly podcast about the diseases that maim, kill, and well... just give us a stuffy nose. Each episode explores the mysterious microbes, medical treatments, intriguing biology, historical tales, and the spectacular efforts underway to reduce these illnesses deathly grasp on humanity. Because sometimes the scariest things in life are right under our fingertips.
Ep 2 Syphilis: Mercury Saunas and Transatlantic Travel
Infectious: An infectious diseases podcast
1 hour 12 minutes 51 seconds
4 years ago
Ep 2 Syphilis: Mercury Saunas and Transatlantic Travel
This week we'll take a sexy journey through history following the evolution of Syphilis from its tenuous origins in the Americas to the havoc it has caused around the globe. Together, we'll learn more about how the bacteria managed to traverse the Atlantic Ocean in 1493, the weird and errr... creative? ways it was treated throughout history, and why you really need to get that little painless bump down there checked out as soon as possible! Tune in to hear it all!
Infectious: An infectious diseases podcast
Infectious is a bi-weekly podcast about the diseases that maim, kill, and well... just give us a stuffy nose. Each episode explores the mysterious microbes, medical treatments, intriguing biology, historical tales, and the spectacular efforts underway to reduce these illnesses deathly grasp on humanity. Because sometimes the scariest things in life are right under our fingertips.
