Cause of Death - 100 Seconds to Midnight
Hello and welcome to Cause of Death - 100 Seconds to Midnight. I'm your host, Jackie Moranty.
Cause of Death - 100 Seconds to Midnight explores the things that will kill you through the lens of science, my personal experience as a microbiologist and history.
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Recent Episodes
S6 E4: Little Bunny Foo Foo: The Story of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus
May 27, 2023
Rabbits, hares and pikas belong to a family of animals called “Lagomorphs” or order Lagomorpha. Rabbits and hares belong to the family Leporidae and pikas belong to the family Ochotonidae. While rabbits and hares have long e…
S6 E3: Greed and Avarice: The Story of Chemical Spills and Wildlife
May 14, 2023
For hundreds of years, man has been the greatest destroyer of the planet. As the highest being on the food chain, our impact on the environment is the greatest contributor to the loss of species worldwide. Breeding grounds a…
S6 E2: Don't Eat Those Brains! The Story of Chronic Wasting Disease
April 29, 2023
Who’s Who Outside of the Zoo has begun! Hello and welcome to Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight. I’m your host, Jackie Moranty. Here we are in Season Six. This season is dedicated to wildlife disease and conservation. …
S6 E1: 100 Seconds to Midnight: 2nd Podversary: The Great Dilemma
April 15, 2023
The Great Dilemma Show Notes: This is my second podversary. I’ve been in your ears and, hopefully, in your head for two years now, and I thought it important that you know about the things that go into each subject I talk ab…
S5 E10: Food Infections and Food Intoxication: The Season Finale
April 1, 2023
Often, the term food poisoning is used for both foodborne illnesses and foodborne intoxication. Today, I’m going to explain the difference between the two and talk about the burden that these illnesses have on societies, esp…
S5 E9: Paralysis on Purpose: The Story of Botulism
March 18, 2023
Mary sent me an email with a news article attached. The article said that 47% of people don’t think that life will ever get back to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic. If you listen to the smallpox episodes, the Spanish flu …
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S6 E4: Little Bunny Foo Foo: The Story of Rabbit Hemorrhag…
The latest episode has dropped! This one is about a disease that not many people know about, but has decimated wild rabbit populations worldwide. …
S6 E3: Greed and Avarice: The Story of Chemical Spills and…
For hundreds of years, man has been the greatest destroyer of the planet. As the highest being on the food chain, our impact on the environment is the gr…
S6 E2: Don't Eat Those Brains! The Story of Chronic Wastin…
Who’s Who Outside of the Zoo has begun! Hello and welcome to Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight. I’m your host, Jackie Moranty. …