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

    02.18.2025

    36: Squat Toilets, Vaccines, Marburg Virus, and Wildfires

    About the episode: Ola! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How many shots [...]

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    FEATURED GERM WORM

    02.18.2025

    36: Squat Toilets, Vaccines, Marburg Virus, and Wildfires

    About the episode: Ola! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How many shots [...]

    G&W-podcast-web-36
    G&W-podcast-web-36

    FEATURED GERM WORM

    02.18.2025

    36: Squat Toilets, Vaccines, Marburg Virus, and Wildfires

    About the episode: Ola! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How many shots [...]

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

    02.18.2025

    36: Squat Toilets, Vaccines, Marburg Virus, and Wildfires

    About the episode: Ola! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How many shots [...]

    G&W-podcast-web-36

    FEATURED GERM WORM

    02.18.2025

    36: Squat Toilets, Vaccines, Marburg Virus, and Wildfires

    About the episode: Ola! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How many shots [...]

    G&W-podcast-web-36
    G&W-podcast-web-36

    FEATURED GERM WORM

    02.18.2025

    36: Squat Toilets, Vaccines, Marburg Virus, and Wildfires

    About the episode: Ola! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How many shots [...]

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

    02.18.2025

    36: Squat Toilets, Vaccines, Marburg Virus, and Wildfires

    About the episode: Ola! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How many shots [...]

    G&W-podcast-web-36

    FEATURED GERM WORM

    02.18.2025

    36: Squat Toilets, Vaccines, Marburg Virus, and Wildfires

    About the episode: Ola! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How many shots [...]

    G&W-podcast-web-36
    G&W-podcast-web-36

    FEATURED GERM WORM

    02.18.2025

    36: Squat Toilets, Vaccines, Marburg Virus, and Wildfires

    About the episode: Ola! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How many shots [...]

    • G&W-podcast-35

    02.12.2025

    35: Germ, Worm, and Screwworms!

    About the episode: Bonjour! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How do I pack clothing for warm [...]

    • G&W-podcast-35

    02.12.2025

    35: Germ, Worm, and Screwworms!

    About the episode: Bonjour! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How do I pack clothing for warm [...]

    • G&W-podcast-35

    02.12.2025

    35: Germ, Worm, and Screwworms!

    About the episode: Bonjour! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How do I pack clothing for warm [...]

    • G&W-podcast-web-34

    02.04.2025

    34: DENGUE all day long

    About the episode: Nihao! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions about Dengue Fever, including: What IS Dengue [...]

    • G&W-podcast-web-34

    02.04.2025

    34: DENGUE all day long

    About the episode: Nihao! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions about Dengue Fever, including: What IS Dengue [...]

    • G&W-podcast-web-34

    02.04.2025

    34: DENGUE all day long

    About the episode: Nihao! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions about Dengue Fever, including: What IS Dengue [...]

    • G&W-episode-33-cover-

    01.28.2025

    33: Caffeine, Mulberries, Norovirus, Typhoid, Aspirin, and Flu!

    About the episode: Jambo! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How can I deal with caffeine withdrawals [...]

    • G&W-episode-33-cover-

    01.28.2025

    33: Caffeine, Mulberries, Norovirus, Typhoid, Aspirin, and Flu!

    About the episode: Jambo! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How can I deal with caffeine withdrawals [...]

    • G&W-episode-33-cover-

    01.28.2025

    33: Caffeine, Mulberries, Norovirus, Typhoid, Aspirin, and Flu!

    About the episode: Jambo! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How can I deal with caffeine withdrawals [...]

    01.21.2025

    32: Will murder hornets murder you? Does vitamin C prevent head colds? Is dengue spreading—and what to do about it? …

    About the episode: Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Will I get murdered by hornets in Laos? [...]

    01.21.2025

    32: Will murder hornets murder you? Does vitamin C prevent head colds? Is dengue spreading—and what to do about it? …

    About the episode: Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Will I get murdered by hornets in Laos? [...]

    01.21.2025

    32: Will murder hornets murder you? Does vitamin C prevent head colds? Is dengue spreading—and what to do about it? …

    About the episode: Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Will I get murdered by hornets in Laos? [...]

    • G&W-episode-31

    01.14.2025

    31: Trekking poles: help or hindrance? What’s the differences between vaccines that are routine, recommended …

    About the episode: Welcome everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What’s the differences between vaccines that [...]

    • G&W-episode-31

    01.14.2025

    31: Trekking poles: help or hindrance? What’s the differences between vaccines that are routine, recommended …

    About the episode: Welcome everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What’s the differences between vaccines that [...]

    • G&W-episode-31

    01.14.2025

    31: Trekking poles: help or hindrance? What’s the differences between vaccines that are routine, recommended …

    About the episode: Welcome everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What’s the differences between vaccines that [...]

    • G&W-episode-30

    01.08.2025

    30: Should we take our kids on a trip to Peru? Is mumps still a thing?…

    About the episode: Welcome to 2025 everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should we take our kids [...]

    • G&W-episode-30

    01.08.2025

    30: Should we take our kids on a trip to Peru? Is mumps still a thing?…

    About the episode: Welcome to 2025 everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should we take our kids [...]

    • G&W-episode-30

    01.08.2025

    30: Should we take our kids on a trip to Peru? Is mumps still a thing?…

    About the episode: Welcome to 2025 everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should we take our kids [...]

    12.31.2024

    29: How to avoid Vaginal Yeast Infections, “Florence Syndrome”, Cycling Safety in Europe, and Risks of Falling Polio Vaccine Rates.

    About the episode: Hi there and Happy New Year! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's the [...]

    12.31.2024

    29: How to avoid Vaginal Yeast Infections, “Florence Syndrome”, Cycling Safety in Europe, and Risks of Falling Polio Vaccine Rates.

    About the episode: Hi there and Happy New Year! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's the [...]

    12.31.2024

    29: How to avoid Vaginal Yeast Infections, “Florence Syndrome”, Cycling Safety in Europe, and Risks of Falling Polio Vaccine Rates.

    About the episode: Hi there and Happy New Year! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's the [...]

    • G&W-episode-28

    12.24.2024

    28: What to tell a speeding taxi driver, hand warmers and frostbite, medications on the go, and measles in India.

    About the episode: Welcome everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Do I need a measles vaccine [...]

    • G&W-episode-28

    12.24.2024

    28: What to tell a speeding taxi driver, hand warmers and frostbite, medications on the go, and measles in India.

    About the episode: Welcome everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Do I need a measles vaccine [...]

    • G&W-episode-28

    12.24.2024

    28: What to tell a speeding taxi driver, hand warmers and frostbite, medications on the go, and measles in India.

    About the episode: Welcome everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Do I need a measles vaccine [...]

    • G&W-episode-27

    12.17.2024

    27: Cuddling with a sloth — a good idea?

    About the episode: Hi there! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Cryptosporidium and splash pads: What's the [...]

    • G&W-episode-27

    12.17.2024

    27: Cuddling with a sloth — a good idea?

    About the episode: Hi there! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Cryptosporidium and splash pads: What's the [...]

    • G&W-episode-27

    12.17.2024

    27: Cuddling with a sloth — a good idea?

    About the episode: Hi there! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Cryptosporidium and splash pads: What's the [...]

    • G&W-episode-26

    12.10.2024

    26: Petting Cats in Greece, A Passage to India: Malaria or Not Malaria? I’m pregnant—should I go on safari? I’ve got a UTI overseas…what to do?

    About the episode: Yeee Haw! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I take malaria prophylaxis on [...]

    • G&W-episode-26

    12.10.2024

    26: Petting Cats in Greece, A Passage to India: Malaria or Not Malaria? I’m pregnant—should I go on safari? I’ve got a UTI overseas…what to do?

    About the episode: Yeee Haw! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I take malaria prophylaxis on [...]

    • G&W-episode-26

    12.10.2024

    26: Petting Cats in Greece, A Passage to India: Malaria or Not Malaria? I’m pregnant—should I go on safari? I’ve got a UTI overseas…what to do?

    About the episode: Yeee Haw! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I take malaria prophylaxis on [...]

    • G&W-episode-25

    12.03.2024

    25: Anthrax, Diving Boards, Tickborne Encephalitis, Where Do Germ and Worm Like to Travel?

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

    • G&W-episode-25

    12.03.2024

    25: Anthrax, Diving Boards, Tickborne Encephalitis, Where Do Germ and Worm Like to Travel?

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

    • G&W-episode-25

    12.03.2024

    25: Anthrax, Diving Boards, Tickborne Encephalitis, Where Do Germ and Worm Like to Travel?

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

    • G&W-episode-24

    11.26.2024

    24: Marburg in Rwanda, Outbreaks Following Disasters, Japanese Encephalitis in India

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

    • G&W-episode-24

    11.26.2024

    24: Marburg in Rwanda, Outbreaks Following Disasters, Japanese Encephalitis in India

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

    • G&W-episode-24

    11.26.2024

    24: Marburg in Rwanda, Outbreaks Following Disasters, Japanese Encephalitis in India

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

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-podcast-35

    02.12.2025

    35: Germ, Worm, and Screwworms!

    About the episode: Bonjour! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How do I pack clothing for warm [...]

    • G&W-podcast-35

    02.12.2025

    35: Germ, Worm, and Screwworms!

    About the episode: Bonjour! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How do I pack clothing for warm [...]

    • G&W-podcast-35

    02.12.2025

    35: Germ, Worm, and Screwworms!

    About the episode: Bonjour! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How do I pack clothing for warm [...]

    • G&W-podcast-web-34

    02.04.2025

    34: DENGUE all day long

    About the episode: Nihao! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions about Dengue Fever, including: What IS Dengue [...]

    • G&W-podcast-web-34

    02.04.2025

    34: DENGUE all day long

    About the episode: Nihao! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions about Dengue Fever, including: What IS Dengue [...]

    • G&W-podcast-web-34

    02.04.2025

    34: DENGUE all day long

    About the episode: Nihao! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions about Dengue Fever, including: What IS Dengue [...]

    • G&W-episode-33-cover-

    01.28.2025

    33: Caffeine, Mulberries, Norovirus, Typhoid, Aspirin, and Flu!

    About the episode: Jambo! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How can I deal with caffeine withdrawals [...]

    • G&W-episode-33-cover-

    01.28.2025

    33: Caffeine, Mulberries, Norovirus, Typhoid, Aspirin, and Flu!

    About the episode: Jambo! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How can I deal with caffeine withdrawals [...]

    • G&W-episode-33-cover-

    01.28.2025

    33: Caffeine, Mulberries, Norovirus, Typhoid, Aspirin, and Flu!

    About the episode: Jambo! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How can I deal with caffeine withdrawals [...]

    01.21.2025

    32: Will murder hornets murder you? Does vitamin C prevent head colds? Is dengue spreading—and what to do about it? …

    About the episode: Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Will I get murdered by hornets in Laos? [...]

    01.21.2025

    32: Will murder hornets murder you? Does vitamin C prevent head colds? Is dengue spreading—and what to do about it? …

    About the episode: Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Will I get murdered by hornets in Laos? [...]

    01.21.2025

    32: Will murder hornets murder you? Does vitamin C prevent head colds? Is dengue spreading—and what to do about it? …

    About the episode: Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Will I get murdered by hornets in Laos? [...]

    • G&W-episode-31

    01.14.2025

    31: Trekking poles: help or hindrance? What’s the differences between vaccines that are routine, recommended …

    About the episode: Welcome everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What’s the differences between vaccines that [...]

    • G&W-episode-31

    01.14.2025

    31: Trekking poles: help or hindrance? What’s the differences between vaccines that are routine, recommended …

    About the episode: Welcome everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What’s the differences between vaccines that [...]

    • G&W-episode-31

    01.14.2025

    31: Trekking poles: help or hindrance? What’s the differences between vaccines that are routine, recommended …

    About the episode: Welcome everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What’s the differences between vaccines that [...]

    • G&W-episode-30

    01.08.2025

    30: Should we take our kids on a trip to Peru? Is mumps still a thing?…

    About the episode: Welcome to 2025 everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should we take our kids [...]

    • G&W-episode-30

    01.08.2025

    30: Should we take our kids on a trip to Peru? Is mumps still a thing?…

    About the episode: Welcome to 2025 everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should we take our kids [...]

    • G&W-episode-30

    01.08.2025

    30: Should we take our kids on a trip to Peru? Is mumps still a thing?…

    About the episode: Welcome to 2025 everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should we take our kids [...]

    12.31.2024

    29: How to avoid Vaginal Yeast Infections, “Florence Syndrome”, Cycling Safety in Europe, and Risks of Falling Polio Vaccine Rates.

    About the episode: Hi there and Happy New Year! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's the [...]

    12.31.2024

    29: How to avoid Vaginal Yeast Infections, “Florence Syndrome”, Cycling Safety in Europe, and Risks of Falling Polio Vaccine Rates.

    About the episode: Hi there and Happy New Year! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's the [...]

    12.31.2024

    29: How to avoid Vaginal Yeast Infections, “Florence Syndrome”, Cycling Safety in Europe, and Risks of Falling Polio Vaccine Rates.

    About the episode: Hi there and Happy New Year! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's the [...]

    • G&W-episode-28

    12.24.2024

    28: What to tell a speeding taxi driver, hand warmers and frostbite, medications on the go, and measles in India.

    About the episode: Welcome everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Do I need a measles vaccine [...]

    • G&W-episode-28

    12.24.2024

    28: What to tell a speeding taxi driver, hand warmers and frostbite, medications on the go, and measles in India.

    About the episode: Welcome everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Do I need a measles vaccine [...]

    • G&W-episode-28

    12.24.2024

    28: What to tell a speeding taxi driver, hand warmers and frostbite, medications on the go, and measles in India.

    About the episode: Welcome everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Do I need a measles vaccine [...]

    • G&W-episode-27

    12.17.2024

    27: Cuddling with a sloth — a good idea?

    About the episode: Hi there! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Cryptosporidium and splash pads: What's the [...]

    • G&W-episode-27

    12.17.2024

    27: Cuddling with a sloth — a good idea?

    About the episode: Hi there! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Cryptosporidium and splash pads: What's the [...]

    • G&W-episode-27

    12.17.2024

    27: Cuddling with a sloth — a good idea?

    About the episode: Hi there! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Cryptosporidium and splash pads: What's the [...]

    • G&W-episode-26

    12.10.2024

    26: Petting Cats in Greece, A Passage to India: Malaria or Not Malaria? I’m pregnant—should I go on safari? I’ve got a UTI overseas…what to do?

    About the episode: Yeee Haw! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I take malaria prophylaxis on [...]

    • G&W-episode-26

    12.10.2024

    26: Petting Cats in Greece, A Passage to India: Malaria or Not Malaria? I’m pregnant—should I go on safari? I’ve got a UTI overseas…what to do?

    About the episode: Yeee Haw! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I take malaria prophylaxis on [...]

    • G&W-episode-26

    12.10.2024

    26: Petting Cats in Greece, A Passage to India: Malaria or Not Malaria? I’m pregnant—should I go on safari? I’ve got a UTI overseas…what to do?

    About the episode: Yeee Haw! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I take malaria prophylaxis on [...]

    • G&W-episode-25

    12.03.2024

    25: Anthrax, Diving Boards, Tickborne Encephalitis, Where Do Germ and Worm Like to Travel?

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

    • G&W-episode-25

    12.03.2024

    25: Anthrax, Diving Boards, Tickborne Encephalitis, Where Do Germ and Worm Like to Travel?

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

    • G&W-episode-25

    12.03.2024

    25: Anthrax, Diving Boards, Tickborne Encephalitis, Where Do Germ and Worm Like to Travel?

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

    • G&W-episode-24

    11.26.2024

    24: Marburg in Rwanda, Outbreaks Following Disasters, Japanese Encephalitis in India

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

    • G&W-episode-24

    11.26.2024

    24: Marburg in Rwanda, Outbreaks Following Disasters, Japanese Encephalitis in India

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

    • G&W-episode-24

    11.26.2024

    24: Marburg in Rwanda, Outbreaks Following Disasters, Japanese Encephalitis in India

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

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-podcast-35

    02.12.2025

    35: Germ, Worm, and Screwworms!

    About the episode: Bonjour! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How do I pack clothing for warm [...]

    • G&W-podcast-35

    02.12.2025

    35: Germ, Worm, and Screwworms!

    About the episode: Bonjour! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How do I pack clothing for warm [...]

    • G&W-podcast-35

    02.12.2025

    35: Germ, Worm, and Screwworms!

    About the episode: Bonjour! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How do I pack clothing for warm [...]

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    02.04.2025

    34: DENGUE all day long

    About the episode: Nihao! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions about Dengue Fever, including: What IS Dengue [...]

    • G&W-podcast-web-34

    02.04.2025

    34: DENGUE all day long

    About the episode: Nihao! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions about Dengue Fever, including: What IS Dengue [...]

    • G&W-podcast-web-34

    02.04.2025

    34: DENGUE all day long

    About the episode: Nihao! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions about Dengue Fever, including: What IS Dengue [...]

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    01.28.2025

    33: Caffeine, Mulberries, Norovirus, Typhoid, Aspirin, and Flu!

    About the episode: Jambo! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How can I deal with caffeine withdrawals [...]

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    01.28.2025

    33: Caffeine, Mulberries, Norovirus, Typhoid, Aspirin, and Flu!

    About the episode: Jambo! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How can I deal with caffeine withdrawals [...]

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    01.28.2025

    33: Caffeine, Mulberries, Norovirus, Typhoid, Aspirin, and Flu!

    About the episode: Jambo! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: How can I deal with caffeine withdrawals [...]

    01.21.2025

    32: Will murder hornets murder you? Does vitamin C prevent head colds? Is dengue spreading—and what to do about it? …

    About the episode: Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Will I get murdered by hornets in Laos? [...]

    01.21.2025

    32: Will murder hornets murder you? Does vitamin C prevent head colds? Is dengue spreading—and what to do about it? …

    About the episode: Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Will I get murdered by hornets in Laos? [...]

    01.21.2025

    32: Will murder hornets murder you? Does vitamin C prevent head colds? Is dengue spreading—and what to do about it? …

    About the episode: Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Will I get murdered by hornets in Laos? [...]

    • G&W-episode-31

    01.14.2025

    31: Trekking poles: help or hindrance? What’s the differences between vaccines that are routine, recommended …

    About the episode: Welcome everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What’s the differences between vaccines that [...]

    • G&W-episode-31

    01.14.2025

    31: Trekking poles: help or hindrance? What’s the differences between vaccines that are routine, recommended …

    About the episode: Welcome everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What’s the differences between vaccines that [...]

    • G&W-episode-31

    01.14.2025

    31: Trekking poles: help or hindrance? What’s the differences between vaccines that are routine, recommended …

    About the episode: Welcome everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What’s the differences between vaccines that [...]

    • G&W-episode-30

    01.08.2025

    30: Should we take our kids on a trip to Peru? Is mumps still a thing?…

    About the episode: Welcome to 2025 everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should we take our kids [...]

    • G&W-episode-30

    01.08.2025

    30: Should we take our kids on a trip to Peru? Is mumps still a thing?…

    About the episode: Welcome to 2025 everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should we take our kids [...]

    • G&W-episode-30

    01.08.2025

    30: Should we take our kids on a trip to Peru? Is mumps still a thing?…

    About the episode: Welcome to 2025 everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should we take our kids [...]

    12.31.2024

    29: How to avoid Vaginal Yeast Infections, “Florence Syndrome”, Cycling Safety in Europe, and Risks of Falling Polio Vaccine Rates.

    About the episode: Hi there and Happy New Year! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's the [...]

    12.31.2024

    29: How to avoid Vaginal Yeast Infections, “Florence Syndrome”, Cycling Safety in Europe, and Risks of Falling Polio Vaccine Rates.

    About the episode: Hi there and Happy New Year! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's the [...]

    12.31.2024

    29: How to avoid Vaginal Yeast Infections, “Florence Syndrome”, Cycling Safety in Europe, and Risks of Falling Polio Vaccine Rates.

    About the episode: Hi there and Happy New Year! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: What's the [...]

    • G&W-episode-28

    12.24.2024

    28: What to tell a speeding taxi driver, hand warmers and frostbite, medications on the go, and measles in India.

    About the episode: Welcome everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Do I need a measles vaccine [...]

    • G&W-episode-28

    12.24.2024

    28: What to tell a speeding taxi driver, hand warmers and frostbite, medications on the go, and measles in India.

    About the episode: Welcome everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Do I need a measles vaccine [...]

    • G&W-episode-28

    12.24.2024

    28: What to tell a speeding taxi driver, hand warmers and frostbite, medications on the go, and measles in India.

    About the episode: Welcome everyone! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Do I need a measles vaccine [...]

    • G&W-episode-27

    12.17.2024

    27: Cuddling with a sloth — a good idea?

    About the episode: Hi there! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Cryptosporidium and splash pads: What's the [...]

    • G&W-episode-27

    12.17.2024

    27: Cuddling with a sloth — a good idea?

    About the episode: Hi there! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Cryptosporidium and splash pads: What's the [...]

    • G&W-episode-27

    12.17.2024

    27: Cuddling with a sloth — a good idea?

    About the episode: Hi there! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Cryptosporidium and splash pads: What's the [...]

    • G&W-episode-26

    12.10.2024

    26: Petting Cats in Greece, A Passage to India: Malaria or Not Malaria? I’m pregnant—should I go on safari? I’ve got a UTI overseas…what to do?

    About the episode: Yeee Haw! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I take malaria prophylaxis on [...]

    • G&W-episode-26

    12.10.2024

    26: Petting Cats in Greece, A Passage to India: Malaria or Not Malaria? I’m pregnant—should I go on safari? I’ve got a UTI overseas…what to do?

    About the episode: Yeee Haw! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I take malaria prophylaxis on [...]

    • G&W-episode-26

    12.10.2024

    26: Petting Cats in Greece, A Passage to India: Malaria or Not Malaria? I’m pregnant—should I go on safari? I’ve got a UTI overseas…what to do?

    About the episode: Yeee Haw! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions: Should I take malaria prophylaxis on [...]

    • G&W-episode-25

    12.03.2024

    25: Anthrax, Diving Boards, Tickborne Encephalitis, Where Do Germ and Worm Like to Travel?

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

    • G&W-episode-25

    12.03.2024

    25: Anthrax, Diving Boards, Tickborne Encephalitis, Where Do Germ and Worm Like to Travel?

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

    • G&W-episode-25

    12.03.2024

    25: Anthrax, Diving Boards, Tickborne Encephalitis, Where Do Germ and Worm Like to Travel?

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

    • G&W-episode-24

    11.26.2024

    24: Marburg in Rwanda, Outbreaks Following Disasters, Japanese Encephalitis in India

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

    • G&W-episode-24

    11.26.2024

    24: Marburg in Rwanda, Outbreaks Following Disasters, Japanese Encephalitis in India

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

    • G&W-episode-24

    11.26.2024

    24: Marburg in Rwanda, Outbreaks Following Disasters, Japanese Encephalitis in India

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

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