In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh talk about the background of epidemiology. Along the way, they discuss epidemics, endemics, ghost maps and Jon Snow, London Cholera outbreaks, contact tracing, germ theory, the epidemiologic triad, pirates and scurvey, the great london death fog, spillover events, AIDS patient zero, the danger of typos, R naught, Ebola, the logistics of studying disease, the hollywood cdc, Indiana Jones and a just the tip from Venice! So sit back as we try to avoid epidemonizing the study of disease! Contact Us! Twitter: @doctorjcomedy @toshyfro @travelnmedicine Facebook: facebook.com/travelmedicinepodcast Squarespace: travelmedicinepodcast.squarespace.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/travelmedicinepodcast Google Voice: (872) 216-1586 Find Us! itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/episodes-travel-medicine-podcast/id914407095 stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/travel-medicine-podcast?refid=stpr
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