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Bitten by Myth: Unraveling Rabies and the Werewolf Tale

Galveston National Laboratory Season 2 Episode 4

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Happy Halloween from the Infectious Science Podcast team! Join us as we dive into the parallels between medical and folkloric narratives. In this episode we explore how rabies inspired the werewolf myth. We dissect how rabies causes neurological symptoms and explore how forms of education and storytelling around disease have shifted over time. We hope this episode has you howling with laughter as you learn something new!

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