In this episode I cover malaria. If you want to follow along with written notes on malaria go to http://zerotofinals.com/malaria or the infectious diseases section in the Zero to Finals medicine book. This episode covers the types, life cycle, methods of infection, presentation, investigations, management and complications of malaria. We also cover malaria ... Show More
Sep 2019
Ep 35 Lyme Disease: I'd like to check you for ticks
<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
2 h
Feb 2022
Special Episode: Human African Trypanosomiasis & Drug Development
<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
46m 9s
Oct 2021
Drug resistant malaria found in East Africa
Since their discovery in the 1970s, artemisinin-based drugs have become the mainstay of treatment for malaria caused by the Plasmodium falciparum parasite. Researchers have identified artemisinin-resistant malaria parasites in Southeast Asia since the early 2000s, but now, there ... Show More
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