908 Around the World in 80 Plagues: Psittacosis

Published: Nov. 19, 2022, 4 p.m.

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh cover parrot chlamdyia, aka psittacosis. Along the way, they cover talk like a pirate day, Argentinian theater stars, a poultry performance, a small town medical mystery, monty python, animal culls, black market parrots, lovebirds sickness, the deadly parrot pandemic building, the founding of the NIH and more!


Further Reading

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1930/01/14/107108112.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0

https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393254754

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK526005/#article-27960.s3

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