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.

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.

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.

    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 [...]

    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 mpox in Africa? How can [...]

    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 mpox in Africa? How can [...]

    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 mpox in Africa? How can [...]

    • 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 [...]

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!

    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 [...]

    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 mpox in Africa? How can [...]

    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 mpox in Africa? How can [...]

    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 mpox in Africa? How can [...]

    • 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 [...]

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!

    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? [...]

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    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? [...]

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    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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    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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    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 [...]

    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 mpox in Africa? How can [...]

    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 mpox in Africa? How can [...]

    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 mpox in Africa? How can [...]

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    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? [...]

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    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? [...]

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    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? [...]

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    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 [...]

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    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 [...]

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    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 [...]

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