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Season 3

June 25, 2022

S3: E17: The Tinfoil Hat Club: The Story of Andrew Wakefield and the …

Andrew Wakefield Show Notes: Link Tree: https://www.linktr.ee.com/CauseofDeathpod The research, the retraction and a doctor without a title:...

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June 11, 2022

S3 E16: The German Connection: The Story of Rubella

Rubella Show Notes: Link Tree: https://www.linktr.ee.com/CauseofDeathpod Etiology and Pathology: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1930619/pdf/canmedaj01607-0033.pdf...

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May 28, 2022

S3 E14: Earache My Eye (Really): The Story of Mumpsvirus

This is the very short account of mumpsvirus. Really. It is. Mumps Show Notes: Link Tree: https://www.linktr.ee.com/CauseofDeathpod Etiology and Pathology:...

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May 22, 2022

S3 E15: More Than You Ever Wanted to Know: Monkeypox: Q&A

More Than You Ever Wanted to Know: Q&A: Monkeypox: Rubella Show Notes: Link Tree: https://www.linktr.ee.com/CauseofDeathpod Monkeypox virus: https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/vaccine-basics/who-gets-vaccination.html...

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May 14, 2022

S3 E13: 100 Seconds to Midnight: War Crimes Part III: Humanitarianism

War Crimes Part III Show Notes: Cause of Death Link Tree: https://www.linktr.ee.com/CauseofDeathpod This is an organic conversation with my friend, Lisa Smith who volunteered her time to go to Poland and Ukraine to help Ukrainian refugees. I’m...

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April 30, 2022

S3 E12: 100 Seconds to Midnight: War Crimes Part II: Survival Stories

War Crimes Part II Show Notes: Cause of Death Link Tree: https://www.linktr.ee.com/CauseofDeathpod History of Ukraine: Yekelchyk, S. (2020). Ukraine: What Everyone Needs to Know®. Oxford University Press. Plokhi Sergi Mikolaïovitch. (2021). The...

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April 17, 2022

S3E11: 100 Seconds to Midnight: War Crimes Part I: Pray for Ukraine

War Crimes Show Notes Cause of Death Link Tree: https://www.linktr.ee.com/CauseofDeathpod History of Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gwuu7TXPwI...

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April 2, 2022

S3E10: 100 Seconds to Midnight: Revisiting the HIV Pandemic and the T…

The Podversary Episode: Revisiting the HIV Pandemic and the Throwaway People This is my Podversary episode so I decided to come full circle and revisit the first episode I did for the podcast on the HIV Pandemic. This conversation is …

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April 1, 2022

S3E9: Earache My Eye: The Story of Mumps

While mumps is considered a minor childhood disease, this virus caused millions of children to become deaf and blind before a vaccine was created in 1967. Mumps Show Notes: Etiology and Pathology:...

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March 20, 2022

S3 E8: Minor Childhood Disease: The Story of Measles

What is a minor disease and how dangerous are they? Measles Show Notes Etiology and Pathology: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK448068/ https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/meas.pdf...

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March 7, 2022

S3 E7: 100 Seconds to Midnight: Drip, Drip, Drip

Water Show Notes: 100 Seconds to Midnight:...

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Feb. 20, 2022

S3 E6: Doris Day's Camel: The Story of Pertussis

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 …

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Feb. 6, 2022

S3 E5: The Grinning Death: The Story of Tetanus

Show Notes for Tetanus: Shout out to #joerogan #joeroganexperience ! Put your money where your mouth is. You promised to put accurate information on Covid-19 out there. I would love to be a guest on your podcast. DM me at …

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Jan. 22, 2022

S3 E4: The Strangling Angel: The Story of Diphtheria

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/...

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Jan. 8, 2022

S3 E3: Responsibility vs. Liability: The Cutter Incident

What did the Cutter Incident leave us with? Are pharmaceutical companies more responsible now, or are testing systems better? Some good things came out of the Cutter Incident, but the Gottsdanker verdict was not one of them. Show Notes for …

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Dec. 23, 2021

S3 E2: More Than You Ever Wanted to Know: Microcytic Hypochromic Anem…

Happy Holidays, everyone! This Christmas episode is a tad short, but I'm sure you have better things to do than listen to the history of disease. In this episode, I'll address a famous person who possibly had this disease, the …

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Dec. 11, 2021

S3 E1: Crippled Generation: The Story of Poliovirus

The story of poliovirus is a long one. This episode covers the history of the disease from its beginning, along with a personal story of my aunt, Dorothy Williams who contracted polio as a child. Polio Research Etiology and Pathology:...

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