The Germ & Worm Travel Health Podcast

Internationally-renowned travel health experts, Drs. Paul Pottinger and Chris Sanford, answer your most pressing (and most embarrassing) questions on maintaining good health during your global travels.

  • FEATURED GERM WORM

    11.19.2024

    23: Sleeping high, Diving deep, Worrying Less

    About the episode: Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's happening with [...]

    FEATURED GERM WORM

    11.19.2024

    23: Sleeping high, Diving deep, Worrying Less

    About the episode: Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's happening with [...]

    FEATURED GERM WORM

    11.19.2024

    23: Sleeping high, Diving deep, Worrying Less

    About the episode: Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's happening with [...]

The Germ & Worm Travel Health Podcast

Internationally-renowned travel health experts, Drs. Paul Pottinger and Chris Sanford, answer your most pressing (and most embarrassing) questions on maintaining good health during your global travels.

  • FEATURED GERM WORM

    11.19.2024

    23: Sleeping high, Diving deep, Worrying Less

    About the episode: Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's happening with [...]

    FEATURED GERM WORM

    11.19.2024

    23: Sleeping high, Diving deep, Worrying Less

    About the episode: Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's happening with [...]

    FEATURED GERM WORM

    11.19.2024

    23: Sleeping high, Diving deep, Worrying Less

    About the episode: Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's happening with [...]

The Germ & Worm Travel Health Podcast

Internationally-renowned travel health experts, Drs. Paul Pottinger and Chris Sanford, answer your most pressing (and most embarrassing) questions on maintaining good health during your global travels.

  • FEATURED GERM WORM

    11.19.2024

    23: Sleeping high, Diving deep, Worrying Less

    About the episode: Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's happening with [...]

    FEATURED GERM WORM

    11.19.2024

    23: Sleeping high, Diving deep, Worrying Less

    About the episode: Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's happening with [...]

    FEATURED GERM WORM

    11.19.2024

    23: Sleeping high, Diving deep, Worrying Less

    About the episode: Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's happening with [...]

    • G&W-episode-22-cover2

    11.13.2024

    22: Pour Some Honey on Me!

    About the episode: Travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I apply honey to help heal a wound? [...]

    • G&W-episode-22-cover2

    11.13.2024

    22: Pour Some Honey on Me!

    About the episode: Travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I apply honey to help heal a wound? [...]

    • G&W-episode-22-cover2

    11.13.2024

    22: Pour Some Honey on Me!

    About the episode: Travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I apply honey to help heal a wound? [...]

    • G&W-episode-21

    11.06.2024

    21: TICK TALK! All About Ticks: Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and More

    About the episode: Travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions about TICKS: How to diagnose Lyme disease? Should I [...]

    • G&W-episode-21

    11.06.2024

    21: TICK TALK! All About Ticks: Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and More

    About the episode: Travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions about TICKS: How to diagnose Lyme disease? Should I [...]

    • G&W-episode-21

    11.06.2024

    21: TICK TALK! All About Ticks: Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and More

    About the episode: Travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions about TICKS: How to diagnose Lyme disease? Should I [...]

    10.29.2024

    20: Coca Leaves for Altitude Illness; Do Germ and Worm Follow Their Own Advice? Worm Tales Winner!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Does the coca leaf help prevent altitude sickness? Is it safe to [...]

    10.29.2024

    20: Coca Leaves for Altitude Illness; Do Germ and Worm Follow Their Own Advice? Worm Tales Winner!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Does the coca leaf help prevent altitude sickness? Is it safe to [...]

    10.29.2024

    20: Coca Leaves for Altitude Illness; Do Germ and Worm Follow Their Own Advice? Worm Tales Winner!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Does the coca leaf help prevent altitude sickness? Is it safe to [...]

    10.22.2024

    19: Traveling Around the World, Lenacapavir, Oral Typhoid Vaccine, What to Read

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I get a health screening after an international trip? Should I [...]

    10.22.2024

    19: Traveling Around the World, Lenacapavir, Oral Typhoid Vaccine, What to Read

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I get a health screening after an international trip? Should I [...]

    10.22.2024

    19: Traveling Around the World, Lenacapavir, Oral Typhoid Vaccine, What to Read

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I get a health screening after an international trip? Should I [...]

    10.15.2024

    18: Giardia and the ‘Rooster Tail’ Sign!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's Up with Giardia? When do I NOT have to wear bug [...]

    10.15.2024

    18: Giardia and the ‘Rooster Tail’ Sign!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's Up with Giardia? When do I NOT have to wear bug [...]

    10.15.2024

    18: Giardia and the ‘Rooster Tail’ Sign!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's Up with Giardia? When do I NOT have to wear bug [...]

    10.08.2024

    17: Pre-Travel Checklist, DOXY-PEP, The Immunosuppressed Traveler

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How do I make a healthcare checklist prior to departure? Can I [...]

    10.08.2024

    17: Pre-Travel Checklist, DOXY-PEP, The Immunosuppressed Traveler

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How do I make a healthcare checklist prior to departure? Can I [...]

    10.08.2024

    17: Pre-Travel Checklist, DOXY-PEP, The Immunosuppressed Traveler

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How do I make a healthcare checklist prior to departure? Can I [...]

    • podcast_cover_16

    10.01.2024

    16: Ceviche, Deworming, Vaccines for Germany, and Leftover Medications

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I give leftover medications away to locals at the end of [...]

    • podcast_cover_16

    10.01.2024

    16: Ceviche, Deworming, Vaccines for Germany, and Leftover Medications

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I give leftover medications away to locals at the end of [...]

    • podcast_cover_16

    10.01.2024

    16: Ceviche, Deworming, Vaccines for Germany, and Leftover Medications

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I give leftover medications away to locals at the end of [...]

    • podcast_cover_12

    09.03.2024

    12: Worms in Your Eyes, Travel to USVI, Measles Prevention, Volunteering in Kenya

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions on: Are there worms in Africa that can infect your eyes? Measles—risk [...]

    • podcast_cover_12

    09.03.2024

    12: Worms in Your Eyes, Travel to USVI, Measles Prevention, Volunteering in Kenya

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions on: Are there worms in Africa that can infect your eyes? Measles—risk [...]

    • podcast_cover_12

    09.03.2024

    12: Worms in Your Eyes, Travel to USVI, Measles Prevention, Volunteering in Kenya

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions on: Are there worms in Africa that can infect your eyes? Measles—risk [...]

    09.25.2024

    15: Tattoos, Tdap, and Tooting!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: When should I get a tetanus booster? Why do I toot when [...]

    09.25.2024

    15: Tattoos, Tdap, and Tooting!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: When should I get a tetanus booster? Why do I toot when [...]

    09.25.2024

    15: Tattoos, Tdap, and Tooting!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: When should I get a tetanus booster? Why do I toot when [...]

    • podcast_cover_14

    09.17.2024

    14: UV-Sterilizers, Home-Brewed Hooch, Swimming in Polluted Rivers

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: When can I donate blood after visiting a region with malaria? Is [...]

    • podcast_cover_14

    09.17.2024

    14: UV-Sterilizers, Home-Brewed Hooch, Swimming in Polluted Rivers

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: When can I donate blood after visiting a region with malaria? Is [...]

    • podcast_cover_14

    09.17.2024

    14: UV-Sterilizers, Home-Brewed Hooch, Swimming in Polluted Rivers

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: When can I donate blood after visiting a region with malaria? Is [...]

    09.10.2024

    13: MAY-laria (in September!)

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions, all about MALARIA: Are mosquitoes attracted to certain colors? Will DEET dissolve [...]

    09.10.2024

    13: MAY-laria (in September!)

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions, all about MALARIA: Are mosquitoes attracted to certain colors? Will DEET dissolve [...]

    09.10.2024

    13: MAY-laria (in September!)

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions, all about MALARIA: Are mosquitoes attracted to certain colors? Will DEET dissolve [...]

    • podcast_cover_11

    08.28.2024

    11: Is Tasing Your Snakebite a Good Idea? And Should You ‘BYOC’?

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions on: Is there a vaccine for hepatitis C? How is Guinea worm [...]

    • podcast_cover_11

    08.28.2024

    11: Is Tasing Your Snakebite a Good Idea? And Should You ‘BYOC’?

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions on: Is there a vaccine for hepatitis C? How is Guinea worm [...]

    • podcast_cover_11

    08.28.2024

    11: Is Tasing Your Snakebite a Good Idea? And Should You ‘BYOC’?

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions on: Is there a vaccine for hepatitis C? How is Guinea worm [...]

Ask a question or tell
us your travel story

We love receiving your travel health questions! Any and all topics related to travel health are fair game, from jet lag to malaria. Tell us what you want to know, and we’ll try to answer it on a future podcast!

    • G&W-episode-22-cover2

    11.13.2024

    22: Pour Some Honey on Me!

    About the episode: Travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I apply honey to help heal a wound? [...]

    • G&W-episode-22-cover2

    11.13.2024

    22: Pour Some Honey on Me!

    About the episode: Travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I apply honey to help heal a wound? [...]

    • G&W-episode-22-cover2

    11.13.2024

    22: Pour Some Honey on Me!

    About the episode: Travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I apply honey to help heal a wound? [...]

    • G&W-episode-21

    11.06.2024

    21: TICK TALK! All About Ticks: Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and More

    About the episode: Travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions about TICKS: How to diagnose Lyme disease? Should I [...]

    • G&W-episode-21

    11.06.2024

    21: TICK TALK! All About Ticks: Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and More

    About the episode: Travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions about TICKS: How to diagnose Lyme disease? Should I [...]

    • G&W-episode-21

    11.06.2024

    21: TICK TALK! All About Ticks: Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and More

    About the episode: Travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions about TICKS: How to diagnose Lyme disease? Should I [...]

    10.29.2024

    20: Coca Leaves for Altitude Illness; Do Germ and Worm Follow Their Own Advice? Worm Tales Winner!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Does the coca leaf help prevent altitude sickness? Is it safe to [...]

    10.29.2024

    20: Coca Leaves for Altitude Illness; Do Germ and Worm Follow Their Own Advice? Worm Tales Winner!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Does the coca leaf help prevent altitude sickness? Is it safe to [...]

    10.29.2024

    20: Coca Leaves for Altitude Illness; Do Germ and Worm Follow Their Own Advice? Worm Tales Winner!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Does the coca leaf help prevent altitude sickness? Is it safe to [...]

    10.22.2024

    19: Traveling Around the World, Lenacapavir, Oral Typhoid Vaccine, What to Read

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I get a health screening after an international trip? Should I [...]

    10.22.2024

    19: Traveling Around the World, Lenacapavir, Oral Typhoid Vaccine, What to Read

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I get a health screening after an international trip? Should I [...]

    10.22.2024

    19: Traveling Around the World, Lenacapavir, Oral Typhoid Vaccine, What to Read

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I get a health screening after an international trip? Should I [...]

    10.15.2024

    18: Giardia and the ‘Rooster Tail’ Sign!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's Up with Giardia? When do I NOT have to wear bug [...]

    10.15.2024

    18: Giardia and the ‘Rooster Tail’ Sign!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's Up with Giardia? When do I NOT have to wear bug [...]

    10.15.2024

    18: Giardia and the ‘Rooster Tail’ Sign!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's Up with Giardia? When do I NOT have to wear bug [...]

    10.08.2024

    17: Pre-Travel Checklist, DOXY-PEP, The Immunosuppressed Traveler

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How do I make a healthcare checklist prior to departure? Can I [...]

    10.08.2024

    17: Pre-Travel Checklist, DOXY-PEP, The Immunosuppressed Traveler

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How do I make a healthcare checklist prior to departure? Can I [...]

    10.08.2024

    17: Pre-Travel Checklist, DOXY-PEP, The Immunosuppressed Traveler

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How do I make a healthcare checklist prior to departure? Can I [...]

    • podcast_cover_16

    10.01.2024

    16: Ceviche, Deworming, Vaccines for Germany, and Leftover Medications

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I give leftover medications away to locals at the end of [...]

    • podcast_cover_16

    10.01.2024

    16: Ceviche, Deworming, Vaccines for Germany, and Leftover Medications

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I give leftover medications away to locals at the end of [...]

    • podcast_cover_16

    10.01.2024

    16: Ceviche, Deworming, Vaccines for Germany, and Leftover Medications

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I give leftover medications away to locals at the end of [...]

    • podcast_cover_12

    09.03.2024

    12: Worms in Your Eyes, Travel to USVI, Measles Prevention, Volunteering in Kenya

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions on: Are there worms in Africa that can infect your eyes? Measles—risk [...]

    • podcast_cover_12

    09.03.2024

    12: Worms in Your Eyes, Travel to USVI, Measles Prevention, Volunteering in Kenya

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions on: Are there worms in Africa that can infect your eyes? Measles—risk [...]

    • podcast_cover_12

    09.03.2024

    12: Worms in Your Eyes, Travel to USVI, Measles Prevention, Volunteering in Kenya

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions on: Are there worms in Africa that can infect your eyes? Measles—risk [...]

    09.25.2024

    15: Tattoos, Tdap, and Tooting!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: When should I get a tetanus booster? Why do I toot when [...]

    09.25.2024

    15: Tattoos, Tdap, and Tooting!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: When should I get a tetanus booster? Why do I toot when [...]

    09.25.2024

    15: Tattoos, Tdap, and Tooting!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: When should I get a tetanus booster? Why do I toot when [...]

    • podcast_cover_14

    09.17.2024

    14: UV-Sterilizers, Home-Brewed Hooch, Swimming in Polluted Rivers

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: When can I donate blood after visiting a region with malaria? Is [...]

    • podcast_cover_14

    09.17.2024

    14: UV-Sterilizers, Home-Brewed Hooch, Swimming in Polluted Rivers

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: When can I donate blood after visiting a region with malaria? Is [...]

    • podcast_cover_14

    09.17.2024

    14: UV-Sterilizers, Home-Brewed Hooch, Swimming in Polluted Rivers

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: When can I donate blood after visiting a region with malaria? Is [...]

    09.10.2024

    13: MAY-laria (in September!)

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions, all about MALARIA: Are mosquitoes attracted to certain colors? Will DEET dissolve [...]

    09.10.2024

    13: MAY-laria (in September!)

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions, all about MALARIA: Are mosquitoes attracted to certain colors? Will DEET dissolve [...]

    09.10.2024

    13: MAY-laria (in September!)

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions, all about MALARIA: Are mosquitoes attracted to certain colors? Will DEET dissolve [...]

    • podcast_cover_11

    08.28.2024

    11: Is Tasing Your Snakebite a Good Idea? And Should You ‘BYOC’?

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions on: Is there a vaccine for hepatitis C? How is Guinea worm [...]

    • podcast_cover_11

    08.28.2024

    11: Is Tasing Your Snakebite a Good Idea? And Should You ‘BYOC’?

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions on: Is there a vaccine for hepatitis C? How is Guinea worm [...]

    • podcast_cover_11

    08.28.2024

    11: Is Tasing Your Snakebite a Good Idea? And Should You ‘BYOC’?

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions on: Is there a vaccine for hepatitis C? How is Guinea worm [...]

Ask a question or tell
us your travel story

We love receiving your travel health questions! Any and all topics related to travel health are fair game, from jet lag to malaria. Tell us what you want to know, and we’ll try to answer it on a future podcast!

    • G&W-episode-22-cover2

    11.13.2024

    22: Pour Some Honey on Me!

    About the episode: Travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I apply honey to help heal a wound? [...]

    • G&W-episode-22-cover2

    11.13.2024

    22: Pour Some Honey on Me!

    About the episode: Travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I apply honey to help heal a wound? [...]

    • G&W-episode-22-cover2

    11.13.2024

    22: Pour Some Honey on Me!

    About the episode: Travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I apply honey to help heal a wound? [...]

    • G&W-episode-21

    11.06.2024

    21: TICK TALK! All About Ticks: Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and More

    About the episode: Travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions about TICKS: How to diagnose Lyme disease? Should I [...]

    • G&W-episode-21

    11.06.2024

    21: TICK TALK! All About Ticks: Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and More

    About the episode: Travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions about TICKS: How to diagnose Lyme disease? Should I [...]

    • G&W-episode-21

    11.06.2024

    21: TICK TALK! All About Ticks: Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and More

    About the episode: Travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions about TICKS: How to diagnose Lyme disease? Should I [...]

    10.29.2024

    20: Coca Leaves for Altitude Illness; Do Germ and Worm Follow Their Own Advice? Worm Tales Winner!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Does the coca leaf help prevent altitude sickness? Is it safe to [...]

    10.29.2024

    20: Coca Leaves for Altitude Illness; Do Germ and Worm Follow Their Own Advice? Worm Tales Winner!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Does the coca leaf help prevent altitude sickness? Is it safe to [...]

    10.29.2024

    20: Coca Leaves for Altitude Illness; Do Germ and Worm Follow Their Own Advice? Worm Tales Winner!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Does the coca leaf help prevent altitude sickness? Is it safe to [...]

    10.22.2024

    19: Traveling Around the World, Lenacapavir, Oral Typhoid Vaccine, What to Read

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I get a health screening after an international trip? Should I [...]

    10.22.2024

    19: Traveling Around the World, Lenacapavir, Oral Typhoid Vaccine, What to Read

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I get a health screening after an international trip? Should I [...]

    10.22.2024

    19: Traveling Around the World, Lenacapavir, Oral Typhoid Vaccine, What to Read

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I get a health screening after an international trip? Should I [...]

    10.15.2024

    18: Giardia and the ‘Rooster Tail’ Sign!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's Up with Giardia? When do I NOT have to wear bug [...]

    10.15.2024

    18: Giardia and the ‘Rooster Tail’ Sign!

    About the episode: Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's Up with Giardia? When do I NOT have to wear bug [...]

    10.15.2024

    18: Giardia and the ‘Rooster Tail’ Sign!

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