Infectious Diseases - Topics

Prevention of Infectious Diseases Rabies: nearly 100% fatal yet almost entirely preventable Why did it take less than a year to make a COVID-19 vaccine? Why do we need a new flu shot every year? The 1918 flu pandemic: lessons we still have not learned Malaria: why has one of humanity's oldest diseases resisted elimination? Antiviral stockpiles: Tamiflu vs Paxlovid vs remdesivir The polio endgame: so close to eradication yet so far Why do some people catch every cold going around while others never get sick? Smallpox: the only human disease we ever eradicated and how Why is flu season a thing? Hepatitis B and C: the silent epidemics in your liver What is herd immunity and when does it fail? HIV today: why is it no longer a death sentence? Why is tuberculosis still killing over a million people a year? Should children be exposed to germs to build immunity? What really happens when you get sepsis? Could the next pandemic come from a bird flu strain? Superbugs in hospitals: how worried should patients be? Travel vaccines and precautions: what to get before which trip? Do vitamin C and zinc actually help against colds? Monkeypox (mpox): how a rare disease became a global emergency How accurate are rapid tests for flu and COVID-19? How do vaccines actually train your immune system? R0 explained: how one number predicts an outbreak How contact tracing worked and where it broke down during COVID-19 The hygiene hypothesis: are we too clean for our own good? What is the difference between quarantine and isolation? What did lockdowns and social distancing really teach us? Do antibacterial soaps and sanitizers breed resistant bacteria? Should you worry about dengue in a warming world? Helicobacter pylori and stomach cancer: the bacteria behind ulcers