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Do No Harm: The Birth of Infection Prevention

Do No Harm: The Birth of Infection Prevention

Do No Harm: The Birth of Infection Prevention

In this final installment of our Turning Points in Infectious Disease series, we trace the remarkable transformation that changed that reality. From Ignaz Semmelweis's controversial handwashing campaign in a Vienna maternity ward to Louis Pasteur's germ theory, Joseph Lister's antiseptic surgery, and Florence Nightingale's vision for cleaner, healthier hospitals,

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Heather McSharry, PhD

Jul 2116 min read

A Shot in the Dark: The Science That Outsmarted Smallpox

A Shot in the Dark: The Science That Outsmarted Smallpox

A Shot in the Dark: The Science That Outsmarted Smallpox

Discover how Edward Jenner's bold experiment transformed medicine, launched the science of vaccination, and helped eradicate smallpox in this episode of Infectious Dose exploring one of history's greatest public health turning points.

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Heather McSharry, PhD

Jul 1521 min read

Holding the Line: How Prevention Became Military Strategy

Holding the Line: How Prevention Became Military Strategy

Holding the Line: How Prevention Became Military Strategy

Discover how infectious disease transformed military history in Holding the Line: How Prevention Became Military Strategy. From George Washington and Florence Nightingale to Walter Reed, military vaccination, COVID aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, and today's influenza outbreaks, explore the history of force health protection and preventive medicine.

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Heather McSharry, PhD

Jul 819 min read

On the Fly: Lessons From a Screwworm

On the Fly: Lessons From a Screwworm

On the Fly: Lessons From a Screwworm

Podcast episode on New World screwworm: how sterile insect releases eradicated a flesh‑eating parasite from North America, why Texas is seeing new screwworm cases in 2026, and what this outbreak reveals about prevention and the consequences of disabling the public health infrastructure that protects us.

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Heather McSharry, PhD

Jul 118 min read

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