Infectious: An infectious diseases podcast

Ep 7 Scabies (Pt 3): Hildegard has got it going on

This episode we'll be wrapping up our three-part series on Scabies, an infectious skin mite that is spread through skin-to-skin contact. We'll learn the history of the sc

Ep 6 Scabies (Pt 2): It started with an itch

Have you been looking for a good reason to not hold strangers' hands anymore? Ever wondered how exactly a parasite can live in your skin for months without you even notic

Ep 5 Scabies (Pt 1) : One more reason to get that rash checked out

In this episode, we'll be covering the first part of a three-part series on our new favourite disease.... SCABIES! For our start to this harrowing journey, we'll be cover

Ep 4 River Blindness/Onchocerciasis: One more reason to swat that fly on your sandwich

Ready to really feel your skin crawl? Then this month's episode on Onchocerca volvulus, a parasite that is able to infiltrate into the eye and skin to cause intense itchi

Ep 3 Campylobacteriosis: One more reason to hate Canadian Geese

This week we'll take a deeper look into Campylobacter, one of the most prolific bacteria you might have never heard of. We'll cover the myriad of ways that you can contra

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 glo

Ep 1 Kuru: One more reason why you shouldn‘t eat Grandma

In Episode 1 we're talking about Kuru, AKA "The Laughing Death", the first infectious spongiform encephalopathy (I dare you to say that 10 times fast) to be discovered an