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The History of Whipple's Disease
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This episode delves into the history of Whipple’s disease — from its initial description, to the lengthy process of proving it’s an infectious disease.
- Intro :11
- In this episode :12
- The initial case report 1:35
- How I fit into the history of Whipple’s 4:46
- Back to the case report 6:56
- Bodies in the intestines 10:12
- More about George Hoyt Whipple 10:50
- Whipple may not have been the first to identify this condition 14:19
- First treatment with antibiotics 15:55
- Personality change after antibiotics 19:12
- Whipple’s disease intestines have positive staining 20:20
- Using the electron microscope in Whipple’s disease 21:18
- Summary and take-home 25:19
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