A gameshow podcast about parasites in GA and drug discovery. This episode includes Bluff the Listener, the Limerick Challenge, and an interview with expert Dr. Dennis Kyle, the Head of Infectious Disease at UGA. Learn how healthcare reform & funding for clean water could alleviate this public health issue and how UGA students can directly contribute through research opportunities on campus!
Sources
Giardia news stories: Story 1, fake: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article243744172.html Story 2, real: https://www.npr.org/2014/05/06/309101579/drought-stricken-texas-town-turns-to-toilets-for-water#:~:text=Smith%2FEPA%20%2FLandov-,After%20three%20years%20of%20drought%2C%20the%20water%20has%20receded%20from,Park%20near%20Wichita%20Falls%2C%20Texas.&text=So%20the%20city%20has%20built,water%20is%20purified%20for%20drinking. Story 3, fake: https://www.health.state.mn.us/news/pressrel/2015/salmonella091615.html Toxoplasma news stories: Story 1, fake: https://www.livescience.com/image-fish-tongue-parasite.html Story 2, fake: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/26/us/brain-eating-amoeba-found-in-texas-water-supply-trnd/index.html Story 3, real: https://www.livescience.com/mind-control-parasite-oahu-cats.html Story 3 audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcVPSu07fEo&feature=emb_title
