# The Infectious Science Podcast > Our goal is to contribute to a world where the public is empowered with knowledge and understanding about emerging diseases, and where the One Health approach is embraced as a fundamental tool in preventing the spread of infectious diseases. Through our podcast, we aim to inspire curiosity, educate, and connect individuals from diverse backgrounds: researchers, educators, clinicians, students, and the … This site is published with Podpage. The links below are machine-readable entry points for AI agents and other automated tools. ## Site - [Homepage](https://www.infectiousscience.org/) - [Sitemap](https://www.infectiousscience.org/sitemap.xml) - [RSS feed](https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2051230.rss) - [Contact](https://www.infectiousscience.org/contact/) ## Recent episodes - [Screwworms](https://www.infectiousscience.org/screwworms/): published 2026-09-01 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/screwworms/transcript.txt) - [Ergotism: From Medieval Plague to Modern Medicine](https://www.infectiousscience.org/ergotism-from-medieval-plague-to-modern-medicine/): published 2026-07-03 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/ergotism-from-medieval-plague-to-modern-medicine/transcript.txt) - [Human Choices Reshape Ecosystems And Push Viruses Closer To Us](https://www.infectiousscience.org/human-choices-reshape-ecosystems-and-push-viruses-closer-to-us/): published 2026-06-05 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/human-choices-reshape-ecosystems-and-push-viruses-closer-to-us/transcript.txt) - [Space Pathogens In Fiction & Reality](https://www.infectiousscience.org/space-pathogens-in-fiction/): published 2026-04-04 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/space-pathogens-in-fiction/transcript.txt) - [Parasites & People](https://www.infectiousscience.org/parasites-human-health/): published 2026-03-06 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/parasites-human-health/transcript.txt) - [What Melting Permafrost Really Means For Human, Animal, and Planetary Health](https://www.infectiousscience.org/melting-permafrost-impacts/): published 2026-02-06 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/melting-permafrost-impacts/transcript.txt) - [How Patients, Clinicians, and Communities Can Close the Healthcare Gap](https://www.infectiousscience.org/faith-adjei-sarpong-sickle-cell-advocacy/): published 2026-01-08 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/faith-adjei-sarpong-sickle-cell-advocacy/transcript.txt) - [How Generative AI Can Speed Research, Elevate Care, And Keep Humans At The Center](https://www.infectiousscience.org/generative-ai-healthcare-dr-nuria-negrao/): published 2025-12-04 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/generative-ai-healthcare-dr-nuria-negrao/transcript.txt) - [Climate Change and the Rise and Spread of Pathogens](https://www.infectiousscience.org/climate-change-pathogen-spread-risks/): published 2025-11-06 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/climate-change-pathogen-spread-risks/transcript.txt) - [Botulism: Medicine, Menace, and a Masterclass in Food Safety](https://www.infectiousscience.org/botulism-medicine-menace-and-a-masterclass-in-food-safety/): published 2025-10-10 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/botulism-medicine-menace-and-a-masterclass-in-food-safety/transcript.txt) - [War & Pathogens, How Combat Drives Contagion](https://www.infectiousscience.org/war-pathogens-how-combat-drives-contagion/): published 2025-09-03 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/war-pathogens-how-combat-drives-contagion/transcript.txt) - [Beyond the Sequence: People, Pathogens, and Power Dynamics](https://www.infectiousscience.org/beyond-the-sequence-people-pathogens-and-power-dynamics/): published 2025-07-04 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/beyond-the-sequence-people-pathogens-and-power-dynamics/transcript.txt) - [From Four Corners to Hollywood: Tracing Hantavirus's Deadly Path](https://www.infectiousscience.org/from-four-corners-to-hollywood-tracing-hantaviruss-deadly-path/): published 2025-06-06 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/from-four-corners-to-hollywood-tracing-hantaviruss-deadly-path/transcript.txt) - [Measles: The Return of a Highly Contagious Disease](https://www.infectiousscience.org/measles-the-return-of-a-highly-contagious-disease/): published 2025-05-02 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/measles-the-return-of-a-highly-contagious-disease/transcript.txt) - [Googling the Flu: How Your Search History Became a Public Health Tool](https://www.infectiousscience.org/googling-the-flu-how-your-search-history-became-a-public-health-tool/): published 2025-04-02 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/googling-the-flu-how-your-search-history-became-a-public-health-tool/transcript.txt) - [Unwrapping the Past: What Mummies Reveal About Disease Through the Ages](https://www.infectiousscience.org/unwrapping-the-past-what-mummies-reveal-about-disease-through-the-ages/): published 2025-02-28 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/unwrapping-the-past-what-mummies-reveal-about-disease-through-the-ages/transcript.txt) - [Untangling Alzheimer's: From Prevention to Future Treatments](https://www.infectiousscience.org/untangling-alzheimers-from-prevention-to-future-treatments/): published 2025-01-27 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/untangling-alzheimers-from-prevention-to-future-treatments/transcript.txt) - [Unraveling the Modern STI Epidemic in America](https://www.infectiousscience.org/unraveling-the-modern-sti-epidemic-in-america/): published 2024-12-31 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/unraveling-the-modern-sti-epidemic-in-america/transcript.txt) - [Intertwined Lives: Animals, Humans, and the Dance of Zoonotic Diseases](https://www.infectiousscience.org/intertwined-lives-animals-humans-and-the-dance-of-zoonotic-diseases/): published 2024-11-23 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/intertwined-lives-animals-humans-and-the-dance-of-zoonotic-diseases/transcript.txt) - [Illness & Illustration: The Beauty Myths of Tuberculosis & Vampires](https://www.infectiousscience.org/illness-illustration-the-beauty-myths-of-tuberculosis-vampires/): published 2024-11-01 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/illness-illustration-the-beauty-myths-of-tuberculosis-vampires/transcript.txt) - [Bitten by Myth: Unraveling Rabies and the Werewolf Tale](https://www.infectiousscience.org/bitten-by-myth-unraveling-rabies-and-the-werewolf-tale/): published 2024-10-04 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/bitten-by-myth-unraveling-rabies-and-the-werewolf-tale/transcript.txt) - [Antibiotics, Antivirals, and the Fungus Among Us](https://www.infectiousscience.org/antibiotics-antivirals-and-the-fungus-among-us/): published 2024-09-06 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/antibiotics-antivirals-and-the-fungus-among-us/transcript.txt) - [Decoding Leprosy Part II: Diagnosis & Treatment](https://www.infectiousscience.org/decoding-leprosy-part-ii-diagnosis-treatment/): published 2024-08-16 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/decoding-leprosy-part-ii-diagnosis-treatment/transcript.txt) - [Decoding Leprosy: Stigma, Science, and Godzilla](https://www.infectiousscience.org/decoding-leprosy-stigma-science-and-godzilla/): published 2024-08-02 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/decoding-leprosy-stigma-science-and-godzilla/transcript.txt) - [Breaking Barriers: Dr. Shannan Rossi on Viruses and the Business of Science](https://www.infectiousscience.org/breaking-barriers-dr-shannan-rossi-on-viruses-and-the-business-of-science/): published 2023-12-14 — [transcript](https://www.infectiousscience.org/breaking-barriers-dr-shannan-rossi-on-viruses-and-the-business-of-science/transcript.txt) ## Notes for agents - Any page on this site can be fetched as Markdown instead of HTML by sending the header `Accept: text/markdown`. 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