Brain Ponderings podcast with Mark Mattson cover image

Bioelectronic Medicine, the Vagus, and the Inflammatory Reflex with Kevin Tracey

Brain Ponderings podcast with Mark Mattson

00:00

The Polio Virus in the Sewage

The polio virus in the sewage is incredibly important. There's a number of incredibly important parallels to the, to the polio epidemics that swept through New York City for instance they originated in a pig town which was home for poor Italian immigrants at that time. The idea that polio could come in, fecal oral meant it had to actually traverse the bloodstream before it could be systemic. Mark: It's remarkable and now tracking COVID in the sewage are happening across many major major pollinators around the world.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app