Charles Darwin, the famous naturalist of the 19th century, was a big fan of collecting specimens. Some of those specimens would crawl around and feed on one's blood. In this episode we'll talk about the life of Darwin and the medical history of his death, considering that a fascinating infectious disease may have been a contributing factor.
Sources:
Historical Clinicopathological Conference:
-https://archive.hshsl.umaryland.edu/bitstream/handle/10713/6862/Darwin_2011.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
-https://archive.hshsl.umaryland.edu/bitstream/handle/10713/6862/Darwin_Article_Pharos_2011.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y
Darwin’s Illness Theories
-https://www.nsh.org/blogs/philip-bryant/2020/12/18/charles-darwin-and-the-silent-assassin
-https://academic.oup.com/pmj/article/81/954/248/7031810
-https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/014107688407700715
Chagas Disease Overview
-https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6614205/
-https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/chagas
Chagas Nobel Controversy:
-https://www.scielo.br/j/mioc/a/DWL3mJHHN8BwgrQdP7d4vjg/
Darwin Biography:
-https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/charles-darwin/
Super Deep Dive into Chagas Immunology:
-https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3131057/
#Chagasdisease #charlesdarwin #darwin #medicalhistory #history #infectiousdisease
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