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Stories of the interesting history of public health in America
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S1E8 Episode 8 Syphilis- The New World Strikes Back
Send a textHear the interesting story of the disease that despite being one of the more extensively studied and well-understood diseases in human history, has been a public health problem from…
S1E7 Episode 7: Measles, Public Health Won, And Lost?
Send a textOn this episode of Filth in America, we discuss the Measles, a disease that at one time infected nearly everyone in the U.S., but was eradicated in America by the year 2000. 25 years after…
Episode 6- Polio
Send a textPolio was once one of the most frightening diseases in America, seeming appearing out of nowhere and sickening thousands. With the advent of a vaccine, it disappeared from America just as…
S1E5 Episode 5- From Colorado Brown Stain to Water Fluoridation
Send a textIn this episode hear the compelling story of how an observation by a young dentist led to the development of one of the 10 most important public health interventions in history.
S1E4 Episode 4-The Panama Canal
Send a textIn this episode hear the story of how American public health know-how was the key to the building of the Panama Canal
S1E3 Episode 3- Legalized Prostitution?
Send a textIn this episode of Filth in America hear the story of how prostitution was legalized in Nashville during the Civil War as a public health measure!
Episode 2- The History of Vaccination part 1
Send a textIn this episode of the Filth in America podcast, hear the history of vaccination, especially to smallpox, from ancient times until the eradication of smallpox nearly 50 years ago.
Episode 1- Middleton Goldsmith and the Birth of Antisepsis
Send a textIn the inaugural episode of the Filth in America podcast we discuss the surprising birth of antiseptic treatment of wounds in Nashville, Tennessee during the American civil war. A decade…
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Filth in America has published 8 episodes since December 2024, covering topics in Health & Fitness, History.
Filth in America is currently declining with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 58m.
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