The Poor Historians: Medical History Misadventures
This is a show for all the nerdy medical history people.
Three modern emergency physicians and their show's "medical history intern" take a lighthearted, humorous quest through various stories in the history of medicine. Topics from ancient times to recent history, all related to important advancements, people, or discoveries in the history of medicine.
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The Poor Historians: Medical History Misadventures
The Milwaukee Protocol: A Rabies Survival Story
Rabies is a fascinating and frightening infectious disease. It has a long history in the natural world and stories involving a case of it rarely end on a happy note.
It just so happens there is at least one such story. In this episode we'll talk about one of the only documented cases of survival from this viral infection. We'll discuss the disease itself, how it works, how it's prevented, and how, at least once, it was successfully treated right here in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Sources:
- Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus, Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy
- Willoughby Article: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa050382
- Milwaukee Protocol Rebuttal: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26639059/
- Wikipedia Rabies Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabies
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