20: Worm Tales Winner!
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Welcome! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger ("Germ") & Chris Sanford ("Worm") answer your travel health questions:
Does the coca leaf help prevent altitude sickness?
Is it safe to travel to East Africa for safari after having a kidney transplant?
Can humanity continue current air travel practices and avoid another viral pandemic?
Do Germ and Worm actually follow their own travel health advice?
Will garlic repel mosquitoes?
What's this rash I caught in Africa?
What about ibuprofen: Can I use it instead of acetazolamide to prevent altitude sickness?
AND, we will reveal the winner of 2024's Worm Tales competition: Share with us the "dumbest" thing you have done while traveling abroad!
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Our Disclaimer: The Germ and Worm Podcast is designed to inform, inspire, and entertain. However, this podcast does NOT establish a doctor-patient relationship, and it should NOT replace your conversation with a qualified healthcare professional. Please see one before your next adventure. The opinions in this podcast are Dr. Sanford’s & Dr. Pottinger’s alone, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the University of Washington or UW Medicine.
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