Germ & Worm

By: Drs. Paul Pottinger and Chris Sanford
  • Summary

  • Internationally-renowned travel health experts, Drs. Paul Pottinger and Chris Sanford, answer your most pressing (and most embarrassing) questions on maintaining good health during your global travels.
    Copyright 2024 Drs. Paul Pottinger and Chris Sanford
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Episodes
  • 21: TICK TALK! All About Ticks: Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and More
    Nov 5 2024

    Welcome! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions about TICKS:

    How to diagnose Lyme disease?

    Should I take antibiotics if I find a tick on my body?

    How should I treat Lyme disease?

    What's up with chronic Lyme?

    Tell me more about Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever...

    Can I get the tickborne encephalitis vaccine?

    Is babesia really the same as malaria?

    How should I remove a tick from my skin?

    What's the best way to prevent tick bites?

    We hope you enjoy this podcast! If so, please subscribe to our RSS feed and share with your friends! We would so appreciate your rating and review to help us grow our audience. And, please send us your questions and travel health anecdotes: germandworm@gmail.com.

    Our Disclaimer: The Germ and Worm Podcast is designed to inform, inspire, and entertain. However, this podcast does NOT establish a doctor-patient relationship, and it should NOT replace your conversation with a qualified healthcare professional. Please see one before your next adventure. The opinions in this podcast are Dr. Sanford’s & Dr. Pottinger’s alone, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the University of Washington or UW Medicine.

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    39 mins
  • 20: Worm Tales Winner!
    Oct 29 2024

    Welcome! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions:

    Does the coca leaf help prevent altitude sickness?

    Is it safe to travel to East Africa for safari after having a kidney transplant?

    Can humanity continue current air travel practices and avoid another viral pandemic?

    Do Germ and Worm actually follow their own travel health advice?

    Will garlic repel mosquitoes?

    What's this rash I caught in Africa?

    What about ibuprofen: Can I use it instead of acetazolamide to prevent altitude sickness?

    AND, we will reveal the winner of 2024's Worm Tales competition: Share with us the "dumbest" thing you have done while traveling abroad!

    We hope you enjoy this podcast! If so, please subscribe to our RSS feed and share with your friends! We would so appreciate your rating and review to help us grow our audience. And, please send us your questions and travel health anecdotes: germandworm@gmail.com.

    Our Disclaimer: The Germ and Worm Podcast is designed to inform, inspire, and entertain. However, this podcast does NOT establish a doctor-patient relationship, and it should NOT replace your conversation with a qualified healthcare professional. Please see one before your next adventure. The opinions in this podcast are Dr. Sanford’s & Dr. Pottinger’s alone, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the University of Washington or UW Medicine.

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    31 mins
  • 19: Traveling Around the World, Lenacapavir, Oral Typhoid Vaccine, What to Read
    Oct 22 2024

    Welcome! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions:

    Should I get a health screening after an international trip?

    Should I get the chikungunya vaccine before visiting Zanzibar?

    How should anxious travelers handle their anxiety?

    What's the deal with lenacapavir to prevent HIV infection?

    How do you advise people who plan to travel around the world?

    Are there any issues with taking the oral typhoid vaccine?

    What do you read when you travel abroad?

    How reliable is AI for travel medicine?

    >> Friendly reminder about the WORM TALES competition: Please tell us the dumbest thing you have done while traveling abroad, and you will have the chance to receive an autographed copy of Chris Sanford's book Staying Healthy Abroad. <<

    We hope you enjoy this podcast! If so, please subscribe to our RSS feed and share with your friends! We would so appreciate your rating and review to help us grow our audience. And, please send us your questions and travel health anecdotes: germandworm@gmail.com.

    Our Disclaimer: The Germ and Worm Podcast is designed to inform, inspire, and entertain. However, this podcast does NOT establish a doctor-patient relationship, and it should NOT replace your conversation with a qualified healthcare professional. Please see one before your next adventure. The opinions in this podcast are Dr. Sanford’s & Dr. Pottinger’s alone, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the University of Washington or UW Medicine.

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    32 mins

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