

Serious Diseases with Seriously Funny Names, Part One: Dropsy
Nov 30, 2023
In this podcast, the hosts explore the etymology of strangely-named diseases like dropsy, discuss preserved seafood and tinned fish, delve into the treatments and etymology of dropsy, and talk about hand foot and mouth disease and the origins of Cockstackie virus. They also touch on rats as carriers of diseases like the black death.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Amusing Names for Serious Medical Problems
02:22 • 3min
Dropsy: Exploring the Swelling Condition
04:54 • 9min
Preserved Seafood and Tinned Fish: Fancy or Fresh?
13:37 • 6min
Treatments and Etymology of Dropsy
19:34 • 7min
Discussion on Hand Foot and Mouth Disease and Ads
26:44 • 4min
The Origins of Cockstackie Virus
30:51 • 13min
Rats, Diseases, and Wireless Plans
44:08 • 2min