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/
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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Music:
There is No Sequel by Philip Ayers
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