Malaria (2nd edition)

<p>This episode covers components of blood.<br/><br/>Written notes can be found at <a href='https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/haematology/componentsofblood/'>https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/haematology/componentsofblood/</a> or in the haematology section of the 2nd edition of t ... Show More

<p>This episode covers anaemia.<br/><br/>Written notes can be found at <a href='https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/haematology/anaemia/'>https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/haematology/anaemia/</a> or in the haematology section of the 2nd edition of the Zero to Finals medicine book. ... Show More

<p>This episode covers iron deficiency anaemia.<br/><br/>Written notes can be found at <a href='https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/haematology/irondeficiencyanaemia/'>https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/haematology/irondeficiencyanaemia/</a> or in the haematology section of the 2nd ... Show More

<p>Somehow it’s taken us until the penultimate episode to cover this season’s first mosquito-borne virus. But we assure you, this episode is well-worth the wait. Although Chikungunya virus is often lumped in with dengue or Zika, the unique characteristics that distinguish Chikung ... Show More

In dieser Folge schauen wir uns eine weitere Infektionskrankheit an, perfekt zum Urlaubsstart, die Malaria. 

Malaria and the implications of a vaccine for it; a new book about what happens to the Hippocratic Oath when it's in the real world; and, if you are bitten by a snake - what next? 

<p>Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). The dreaded scourge of daycares, kindergartens, even occasionally college campuses, and the topic of this week’s episode. From the multiple viruses that cause HFMD to the wide array of symptoms (bye bye, fingernails), from the relatively r ... Show More

<p>Our episode last week ended on a hopeful note, a rare occurrence for this podcast, and it was due in large part to the incredible decline in reported cases of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) over the past decade. In this bonus episode, we explore one of the major reasons b ... Show More

This episode is so good that we’re putting it out a full day early. Pour yourself a quarantini and cozy up with us as we tell you a story of a bacterium that slowly strangles children to death, a scientific quest that helped shape the understanding of infectious diseases, and a g ... Show More

Au printemps 2014, Margaux Guillemard apprend qu’elle est atteinte d’une maladie auto-immune : le diabète de type 1. C’est un soir où elle est hospitalisée. Elle a 23 ans. Avant cette nuit où tout change, elle pensait être en parfaite santé. Les médecins lui apprennent qu’elle de ... Show More

<p><em>Chlamydia trachomatis</em> may have stolen the show in our last episode, but there are many other Chlamydiae that deserve some time under the spotlight. In this bonus episode, Dr. Martina Jelocnik (<a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/martinajelocnik">@MartinaJelocnik</a>) ... Show More

Don’t be daunted by the length of this disease name or just how difficult it looks to pronounce. By the end of the episode, you’ll be saying it right along with us, and bonus, you’ll also be armed with a whole bunch of excellent trivia about this fascinating fungal disease. In th ... Show More

<p>For our last episode of this season, we’re going out with a bang, or should we say bite? This week we’re tackling the doozy of a disease called Lyme, the most prevalent tick-borne infection in the northern hemisphere. Tune in to hear us navigate the complicated biology of Borr ... Show More