S3 E5: The Grinning Death: The Story of Tetanus

02/06/22 • 41 min

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Show Notes for Tetanus:
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The difference between viruses and bacteria:
https://www.cedars-sinai.org/blog/germs-viruses-bacteria-fungi.html
Etiology and Pathology:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tetanus/symptoms-causes/syc-20351625
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26376540/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1874121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3564069/
History:
https://timelines.issarice.com/wiki/Timeline_of_tetanus
https://sites.miamioh.edu/hst-journeys/2019/05/medicine-and-disease-in-history-tetanus/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12026-020-09121-z
Tetanus Today:
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/number-of-deaths-from-tetanus?tab=table
Germ Theory:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK24649/
Safety Data for Covid-19 vaccines:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/Pfizer-BioNTech.html
https://www.comirnaty.com/authorized-use?gclid=CjwKCAiAl-6PBhBCEiwAc2GOVCDdCEJfkhxoqdrCKLZgAsYG_TBsaN2pna7fc97M8QcVx1aVhb6cyBoCPDoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa2034577
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/is-the-covid19-vaccine-safe
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/Moderna.html#:~:text=How%20Well%20the%20Vaccine%20Works,evidence%20of%20being%20previously%20infected.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa2035389
https://www.modernatx.com/covid19vaccine-eua/providers/clinical-trial-data
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/janssen.html
https://www.jnj.com/johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccine-authorized-by-u-s-fda-for-emergency-usefirst-single-shot-vaccine-in-fight-against-global-pandemic
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S3 E4: The Strangling Angel: The Story of Diphtheria

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The rich, the poor, the black, the white, and a dog named Balto.
Diphtheria Show Notes:
History:
https://artsci.case.edu/dittrick/2014/04/29/deadly-diphtheria-the-childrens-plague/
https://www.museumofhealthcare.ca/explore/exhibits/vaccinations/diphtheria.html
https://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history/diphtheriaepidemicHU20080627.htm
https://victorianweb.org/science/health/diptheria.html
https://activehistory.ca/2015/06/vaccinations-and-the-decline-of-diphtheria/
https://www.medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/diphtheria.htm
https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-history/developments-by-year
https://www.si.edu/spotlight/antibody-initiative/diphtheria
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/1175857
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK545997/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science/science-diphtheria-plague-among-children-180978572/
https://www.historyofvaccines.org/timeline#EVT_102212
Balto:
https://slate.com/technology/2021/02/balto-diphtheria-immunization-drive-1929.html
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/clevelands-own-balto-who-saved-a-village-and-became-a-national-hero-turns-100
Etiology and Pathology:
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/dip.html
https://www.cdc.gov/diphtheria/about/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/diphtheria/index.html
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10657209/
Vaccine Resistance:
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-03-10/could-diphtheria-become-resistant-to-vaccines
Current Status:
https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/diphtheria---number-of-reported-cases
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S3 E6: Doris Day's Camel: The Story of Pertussis

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The story of pertussis is very personal for me. I'll talk about my friend, Russ who died of the disease in 2014. Yes, Doris Day's camel is in there somewhere. Listen and find out.
Pertussis Show Notes:
The Sound of Pertussis:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31tnXPlhA7w
Etiology and Pathology:
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/pert.html
https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/clinical/disease-specifics.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3952676/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4846492/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/bordetella-pertussis
History:
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/CMR.18.2.326-382.2005
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27256351/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40471-015-0041-9
https://www.museumofhealthcare.ca/explore/exhibits/vaccinations/pertussis.html
https://www.history.com/news/whooping-cough-vaccine-pertussis-great-depression
Cellular vs. aCellular Vaccine:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3495775/
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00048610.htm#:~:text=3%2C4).-,Acellular%20Pertussis%20Vaccines,%7D%20types%202%20and%203).
Pathogenesis:
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/whooping-cough-pertussis-in-adults
https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/about/complications.html
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/014107688507800903
https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/clinical/complications.html
Mechanisms of Disease:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851156/#:~:text=Pertussis%20toxin%20(PT)%20utilizes%20a,entry%20to%20the%20cell%20cytosol.&text=ATP%20binding%20to%20PT%20B,transport%20of%20the%20active%20subunit.
Epidemiology:
https://journals.lww.com/pidj/FullText/2005/05001/Epidemiology_of_Pertussis.3.aspx#:~:text=Globally%2C%2020%E2%80%9340%20million%20cases,achieved%20in%20Europe%20by%202000.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9109162/
Cronobacter sakazakiim:
https://www.cdc.gov/cronobacter/technical.html
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