Listen "159 - Parasites"
Episode Synopsis
On today’s episode: Spicy foods might be more dangerous than we thought. And what happens when a parasite messes with the wrong organism? All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES The room-temperature superconductor that wasn’t Teen’s death after eating a single chip highlights risks of ultra-spicy foods FEATURE SOURCES https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36070203/ https://futurism.com/the-most-horrifying-parasite-cymothoa-exigua-2 https://www.britannica.com/science/parasitic-disease/Parasite-life-cycles https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36070203/ https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1136/vetreccr-2019-000821 https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/9/23-0351_article Australian woman found with python parasite in her brain A world without parasites: exploring the hidden ecology of infection - PMC. https://www.britannica.com/science/parasitic-disease/Parasite-life-cycles THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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