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You can reach me on the website at www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod This has been my podversary episode. Three years ago, I had an idea that I could mix my passion for infectious disease with history and help others understand how governments, citizens and researchers view disease. Two years ago, I added the 100 Seconds to Midnight episodes to introduce the concept of global disaster. This year, I’m sprinkling in a bit of humor to break up the infectious disease and disaster. Show Notes for Dragons: “Don’t Slay the Dragons” by Dr. Ben Dover “The Dangers of Dragons: Elimination of an Invasive Species” by Dr. Fran Kenstien Darkcast Network – Promo by Yours Truly Podcast Promos: Missing Magnolias Creepy Tapas Disturbing Interests Special Guests: Jason Usry  as Dr. Ben Dover - https://www.santamaybe.com/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0882426/ Nina Innstead as Dr. Fran Kenstien – https://www.ninainnsted.com/ https://www.alreadygonepodcast.com/ CJ John as Puff the Magic Dragon – https://beyondtherainbowpodcast.com/ Thank you all for lending your voices to this episode! I’m grateful for all of you. Music: Time Off by Damma Beatz You can reach me on: Instagram: @CauseofDeathpod Threads: @causeofdeathpodcast FB: @COD100Secs Twitter: @CauseofDeath10 TikTok: @causeofdeath100secs Please don’t forget to rate and review on any of the platforms found here: www.causeofdeath100secs.net You can support Cause of Death here: Subscribe on Apple Subscriptions Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/JackieMoranty Ko-Fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/causeofdeathluckycharmsunplugg Merch can be found at: https://www.teepublic.com/user/causeofdeathluckycharmsunplugged Please share this podcast with everyone you know. Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight is a proud member of the Darkcast Network. Find us at @darkcastnetwork on Twitter and @DarkcastNetwork on Facebook. I am also a proud member of the Ossa Collective Network. Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight can be found on all major podcast platforms. Tags: #causeofdeath100secs #dragons #invasive species #wildlifeconservation #podversary

You can reach me on the website at http://www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at mailto:Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod When I was in college, I had a Microbiology professor who swore that cats were out to kill us all. She told everyone in any class that she taught that cats carried every disease known to man and they were going to pass them all to us. Cats were single-handedly going to end humankind. Now, she knew this wasn’t true and if you’ve listened to any of my past episodes, you know it’s not true, but today, I’m going to talk about a parasite that cats carry that could have a significant impact on cat owners. Toxoplasma gondii Show Notes: https://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/toxoplasmosis/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/toxoplasmosis/health_professionals/index.html#tx https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/toxoplasmosis/gen_info/faqs.html https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/cornell-feline-health-center/health-information/feline-health-topics/toxoplasmosis-cats https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK563286/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3162817/ https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1743814-overview?form=fpf https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/cmr.00115-19 https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious-diseases/extraintestinal-protozoa/toxoplasmosis https://www.cell.com/trends/parasitology/abstract/0169-4758(88)90018-X https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK7752/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3109627/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/toxoplasma-gondii https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/229969-overview?form=fpf https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-020-04528-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-24092-x https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-020-04445-z https://www.childrenshospital.org/conditions/congenital-toxoplasmosis https://www.nature.com/articles/s41537-022-00292-2 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2008.00345.x https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19744303/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1863-2378.2009.01276.x https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/229969-overview?scode=msp&st=fpf&anfErrHint=true&icd=login_error_gg_mismatch_fpf&client=205502&urlCache=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbWVkaWNpbmUubWVkc2NhcGUuY29tL2FydGljbGUvMjI5OTY5LW92ZXJ2aWV3P2Zvcm09ZnBmJnNjb2RlPW1zcCZzdD1mcGYmc29jaWFsU2l0ZT1nb29nbGU&su=EXUHB2/fkQ9sBjQl7hkqDIHTs0Xd4JxI8gikIGYJMIgmCZ+wTe/gcdb9CztGtN/y&form=login https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1863-2378.2009.01276.x https://www.scielo.br/j/mioc/a/c3zTqcQyh8DMhN3NpCddHGs/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24416205_Toxoplasma_gondii_1908-2008_homage_to_Nicolle_Manceaux_and_Splendore https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Toxoplasma-gondii%3A-1908-2008%2C-homage-to-Nicolle%2C-Ferguson/fe26b8691f59bebf521dd5530b978b23240e68d5 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0020751909001064 https://www.academia.edu/61852031/Toxoplasma_gondii_1908_2008_homage_to_Nicolle_Manceaux_and_Splendore https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/229969-overview?form=fpf https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4612-2476-1_27 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19430635/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3535705/ https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4612-2476-1_27 https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1756-3305-6-334 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0020751909000964 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0020751909000964#bib76 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0020751909000964#bib102 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0020751909001064 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0020751909000940 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0020751909000605...

You can reach me on the website at http://www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at mailto:Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod I wanted to take a moment to discuss some recent happenings in the world of epidemiology. I’m going to talk about some diseases that I’ve addressed in previous episodes, and some that I haven’t touched on yet, but all of them have been in the news recently. I won’t be getting into the etiology and pathology of these diseases in this episode. If I haven’t talked about some of these yet, they’re on the list, so I’ll address that when the full episode drops. Update Show Notes: Atypical Canine Respiratory Disease https://www.newsweek.com/dog-respiratory-illness-map-update-spread-more-states-1864961 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/02/13/mysterious-dog-respiratory-illness-update/72576739007/ https://news.yahoo.com/potentially-fatal-mystery-illness-dogs-060159255.html https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/01/mystery-dog-illness-pandemic/677047/ https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-finds-no-novel-pathogens-genetic-testing-mystery-illness-dogs-2023-12-22/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/well/family/dog-respiratory-illness-safety.html https://today.umd.edu/a-mysterious-illness-is-spreading-among-dogs-nationwide-heres-what-you-need-to-know https://www.today.com/health/mystery-dog-illness-2023-rcna125553 https://www.marketwatch.com/guides/pet-insurance/mystery-dog-illness/#:~:text=Source%3A%20Pexels-,What%20Is%20the%20Mystery%20Respiratory%20Illness%20in%20Dogs%3F,are%20familiar%20with%20kennel%20cough. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/veterinarians-warn-mystery-illness-killing-215133668.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACW7Uiy5HxjmcaF_D2-9o6GtGfm7nAlb4yFctYG-nBn8ZuRRj2zUIbIt0Ee3BkLxcLsMm9sNrIKQL5rnE0pFuq9kJQCpVbNxBDlq8s5orvebvkQdldpZUyPjwlgtcNyM67E9i3DIL-__We_mNiJ1Bzz-QAv0gptdCA6HJff0_Woj https://gazette.com/life/pets/dog-respiratory-illness-in-decline-in-colorado-springs-nationwide/article_57fcffde-d4fd-11ee-8e3a-ab7269181439.html https://roanokevet.com/the-mysterious-dog-disease-key-facts/ https://www.denverpost.com/2024/02/05/mysterious-canine-respiratory-disease-colorado-decreasing-dogs-cough/ Bird Flu Outbreak https://www.science.org/content/article/bird-flu-may-be-spreading-cows-milking-and-herd-transport https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/04/1242711884/bird-flu-h5n1-cattle-eggs-humans-vaccine https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/04/1242711884/bird-flu-h5n1-cattle-eggs-humans-vaccine https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/growing-concerns-about-bird-flu-cases-in-u-s-farm-animals-and-risk-to-humans https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/spotlights/2023-2024/h5n1-analysis-texas.htm https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/tests-confirm-avian-flu-new-mexico-dairy-farm-probe-finds-cats-positive https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-04/bird-flu-in-cows-and-a-human-worries-scientists-time-for-vigilance?embedded-checkout=true https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/05/bird-flu-cdc-urges-doctors-watch-for-h5n1-in-farm-workers/ https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/bird-flu-spreads-to-cattle-raising-fears-on-farms-9293b953 https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/livestock https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/mammals.htm https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/dshs-reports-first-human-case-avian-influenza-texas https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/p0401-avian-flu.html Syphilis Studies https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/health/syphilis-cdc.html#:~:text=With%20more%20than%2084%20cases,rounded%20out%20the%20top%20five.) https://www.cdc.gov/std/statistics/2022/default.htm https://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/stats.htm https://www.statnews.com/2024/01/30/syphilis-rates-epidemic-united-states/...

Brain Eating Amoeba Show Notes: You can reach me on the website at http://www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at mailto:Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod This season is called “Creepy Crawlies” and today, I’m going to be talking about one of the strangest and most dangerous among them, Naegleria fowleri. This animal is the brain eater that’s made a huge splash, pun intended, in the media over the last couple of years. While this organism thrives in temperatures above 80° Fahrenheit, it can be found in lake or river sediment at temperatures well below that. The mortality rate for PAM is roughly 97% with only four people out of 157 having survived in the US between 1962 and 2022. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350905632_Naegleria_fowleri_Sources_of_infection_pathophysiology_diagnosis_and_management_a_review https://www.thoughtco.com/the-life-of-an-amoeba-4054288 https://www.thoughtco.com/what-are-cells-373361 https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegleria/general.html https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegleria/index.html https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/infections/Pages/naegleria-fowleri-the-brain-eating-amoeba-how-to-prevent-this-rare-infection.aspx https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK535447/ https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/naegleria/index.html https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p01085.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9964342/ https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/naegleria-fowleri.html https://www.tceq.texas.gov/toxicology/q-a/amoeba https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/why-brain-eating-amoeba-infections-are-becoming-more-common.html https://weather.com/health/video/rare-brain-eating-amoeba-cases-could-rise-due-to-climate-change?cm_ven=PS_GGL_DSA_09162019_1&par=MK_GGL&tpcc=mktg-search-Google-acquisition&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAuYuvBhApEiwAzq_YiUAkKam_smsl0ezdn7j4gstP7QyZTDtoE5uFzjHC_5siNsBL80-DpxoCdt4QAvD_BwE https://www.science.org/content/article/repurposed-drug-battles-brain-eating-amoeba https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7783332/ https://byjus.com/biology/amoeba/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31612525/#:~:text=Though%20the%20exact%20pathogenesis%20of,pathogen%20invading%20the%20host%20CNS. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4604384/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001706X16305897 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00232 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1440-1681.13192 https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/223910-overview?form=fpf https://academic.oup.com/femspd/article/51/2/243/888715 https://academic.oup.com/f https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/aac.01293-15 https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/naegleria-fowleri https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11684-021-0865-2 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350905632_Naegleria_fowleri_Sources_of_infection_pathophysiology_diagnosis_and_management_a_review https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Reported-cases-of-primary-amebic-meningoencephalitis-n-381-by-country-of-exposure-No_fig1_341190198 https://applications.emro.who.int/imemrf/Parasitologists_United_J/Parasitologists_United_J_2012_5_2_93_104.pdf https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-73772-5_88 https://www.academia.edu/70102030/A_Review_on_Global_Distribution_of_Primary_Amoebic_Meningoencephalitis_PAM_Caused_By_Naegleria_Fowleri_The_Brain_Eating_Amoeba https://acsw.dypvp.edu.in/documents/Study-Material/Microbiology-TYBSc/Entamoeba-histolytica.pdf https://doh.wa.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/Documents/5100/420-002-epitrends2019-03.pdf https://acsw.dypvp.edu.in/documents/Study-Material/Microbiology-TYBSc/Entamoeba-histolytica.pdf   Darkcast Network – Promo by Yours Truly Podcast Promos: Rogue Darkness Hands Off My Podcast Weird True Crime...

You can reach me on the website at www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod Today, we’re going to talk about whipworm. I chose this particular parasite because my dog, Sweet Pea was diagnosed with it a few weeks ago despite having worm meds every month. We’ll begin this story, as usual, with etiology and pathology. Whipworm is a parasitic roundworm. Its scientific name is Trichuris trichiura, it’s phylum is Nematoda, Class Enoplea, Domain Eukaryota. It’s in the Family Trichuridae, Genus Trichuris and Kingdom Animalia. The body of the worm is shaped like a whip with a long, thick handle-like structure at one end, the anus, that tapers off to a thin whip-like structure at the other end. It’s this end that attaches to the cecum, but we’ll get to that. For those of you who love my dog, she’s a special guest on this episode. She’s talking about her experience with whipworm. And her birthday party. Whipworm Show Notes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507843/ https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1000631-clinical?form=fpf https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/whipworm/gen_info/faqs.html https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/whipworm/health_professionals/index.html#:~:text=Whipworm%20is%20effectively%20treated%20with,should%20be%20taken%20with%20food. https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/whipworm/index.html https://nexgard.com.au/products/heartgard#:~:text=Do%20heartworm%20tablets%20kill%20all,added%20to%20your%20deworming%20program. https://www.merck-animal-health-usa.com/about-us/psv/articles/what-have-you-forgotten-about-whipworms https://www.marvistavet.com/whipworms.pml https://us.virbac.com/home/health-topics/whipworms.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/immunology-and-microbiology/trichuris https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-29334-0 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.637570/full a href="https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/whipworms-dogs-symptoms-treatment-prevention/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer...

You can reach me on the website at http://www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at mailto:Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod This episode is the season finale of “Countdown”, and that sentiment has been announced by the Board of Atomic Scientists. They made the announcement on January 23, 2024. They have referred to this time as a moment of historic danger. “This year, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists leave the hands of the Doomsday Clock unchanged due to ominous trends that continue to point the world toward global catastrophe.” Countdown, the Finale Show Notes: The January 23rd announcement of the Science and Security Board: https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/current-time/ https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/current-time/nuclear-risk/ https://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-weapons/worldwide#:~:text=Nine%20countries%20possess%20nuclear%20weapons,is%20close%20to%2013%2C000%20weapons. https://www.icanw.org/nuclear_arsenals?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAt5euBhB9EiwAdkXWOyENFzF9Rcw4CyCkeD-ubxbexrclYhy_iQrf0Bta0HfvjW6AvwvIuBoC7EgQAvD_BwE https://ee.stanford.edu/~hellman/opinion/inevitability.html https://ee.stanford.edu/~hellman/breakthrough.html https://www.nti.org/area/nuclear/ https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/nuclear-weapons?CMP=ILC-refresh https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/27/us-frets-over-irans-accelerated-uranium-enrichment-programme https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/real-russian-nuclear-threat https://time.com/6323059/us-china-russia-nuclear-threat/ https://www.ntiindex.org/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/as-the-us-faces-down-new-nuclear-threats-will-cold-war-solutions-work-once-again/ https://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-weapons/solutions https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/05/04/rattling-nuclear-saber-what-russia-s-nuclear-threats-really-mean-pub-89689 https://www.icanw.org/will_putin_use_nuclear_weapons https://world101.cfr.org/global-era-issues/nuclear-proliferation/nuclear-world https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/return-nuclear-escalation https://fas.org/initiative/status-world-nuclear-forces/ https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/israel-war-on-gaza/ https://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-weapons/worldwide?utm_source=googlegrants&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=GSP&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAiP2tBhBXEiwACslfnpqmexpLcMY3Kgo1EpbsSYGLtOrs0OOvQMPK48EMT9AOzH1qM9hDhxoCGUgQAvD_BwE https://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-korea-kim-jong-un-us-missile-tests-threat-nuclear-war/ https://thebulletin.org/2023/11/why-a-russian-nuclear-expert-thinks-the-doomsday-clock-should-move-away-from-midnight/ https://press.un.org/en/2023/sc15250.doc.htm https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_50068.htm https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-u-s-s-plans-to-modernize-nuclear-weapons-are-dangerous-and-unnecessary/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=tfd_dsa&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAiP2tBhBXEiwACslfniXvPhGsmExdPF0TbFL-t-I1wROwuKtLzwaMVVRIf1CBqutWoXxr2xoCCY0QAvD_BwE https://gsinstitute.org/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAiP2tBhBXEiwACslfnrsJFQ-KeYi8Jfd1tus-ZaiPBG5eowGF0UR1lt8ClNqIFI6oVxfDFhoCfQAQAvD_BwE https://www.icanw.org/nuclear_arsenals?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAt5euBhB9EiwAdkXWOyENFzF9Rcw4CyCkeD-ubxbexrclYhy_iQrf0Bta0HfvjW6AvwvIuBoC7EgQAvD_BwE https://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-weapons/worldwide#:~:text=Nine%20countries%20possess%20nuclear%20weapons,is%20close%20to%2013%2C000%20weapons. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264435/number-of-nuclear-warheads-worldwide/ http://nuclearrisk.org/3likely.php https://cepa.org/article/the-china-russia-axis-moves-into-high-gear/ https://news.mit.edu/2023/foreign-policy-scholars-examine-china-russia-relationship-1117 https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/11/china-russia-alliance-cooperation-brics-sco-economy-military-war-ukraine-putin-xi/...