Ep. 32 Pandemic: Tuberculosis

<p>This new series of episodes we're doing is on different pandemic diseases throughout history, with our first disease being tuberculosis! The series won't be a bunch of episodes in a row, but as we do more and more diseases we will begin comparing different pandemics. This episode covers the modern tuberculosis situation (2 billion people infected!) and our long history with the disease. We'll talk about treatments, drug resistance, disease characteristics, and the vaccine.</p> <p>Featuring a promo for the great podcast Just the Zoo of Us, check them out! <a href="https://www.justthezooofus.com/">https://www.justthezooofus.com/</a> @JusttheZooofUs on twitter</p> <p>Become a patron at <a href="https://patreon.com/petridish">patreon.com/petridish</a>!</p> <p>References:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.who.int/tb/publications/factsheet_global.pdf"><u><strong>https://www.who.int/tb/publications/factsheet_global.pdf</strong></u></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bcm.edu/departments/molecular-virology-and-microbiology/emerging-infections-and-biodefense/introduction-to-infectious-diseases"><u><strong>https://www.bcm.edu/departments/molecular-virology-and-microbiology/emerging-infections-and-biodefense/introduction-to-infectious-diseases</strong></u></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/rccm.200402-140OE"><u><strong>https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/rccm.200402-140OE</strong></u></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm"><u><strong>https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm</strong></u></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/nrmicro.2018.8#Sec4"><u><strong>https://www.nature.com/articles/nrmicro.2018.8</strong></u></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-tuberculosis-shaped-victorian-fashion-180959029/"><u><strong>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-tuberculosis-shaped-victorian-fashion-180959029/</strong></u></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/factsheets