1031 Around the World in 80 Plagues- Lassa Trouble

Travel Medicine Podcast

In tis episode Dr's J and Santhosh continue their exploration of disease histories, this time with a focus on Lassa fever. Along the way, they cover bollywood lyrics, yogurt drinks, preserved human brains, arena viruses, the roman empire, eponymous disease and their consequences, edible disease vectors, hemorrhagic flu season, disease symptoms and pathology, swollen baby syndrome, natural immunity, global warming and more! So sit back and relax as we gush about hemorrhagic fever!

Further Reading

https://articles.nigeriahealthwatch.com/how-lassa-went-from-a-small-nigerian-town-to-a-well-known-virus/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC286250/#:~:text=Lassa%20fever%20is%20a%20viral,tens%20of%20thousands%20of%20deaths.

https://www.science.org/content/article/deadly-viral-illness-exploding-west-africa-researchers-are-scrambling-figure-out-why

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