What It's Like To Be... with Dan Heath

An Infectious Disease Doctor

August 25, 2026·35 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Sleuthing through patient histories for the clue everyone else missed, asking patients about caves, scorpions, and shaman retreats, and sounding the alarm on a potential Ebola case with Dr. Boghuma Titanji, an infectious disease doctor. What annoys ID doctors about the TV show House? And which infections can she diagnose by smell? LINKS & REFERENCES Psittacosis is a rare bacterial infection spread from birds, explained on the CDC's psittacosis pageA 2026 hantavirus outbreak on a cruise sh...

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