101: MAY-laria 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses various aspects of malaria and travel health, including prevention, symptoms, and myths surrounding the disease.

Jambo rafiki, karibu! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger & Chris Sanford answer your travel health questions regarding malaria, including: What causes malaria? What are the symptoms of malaria? How much malaria is in the world today? What are the key ways in which travelers can protect themselves? Are the regions impacted by malaria fixed, or do they change? Is there locally-acquired malaria in the USA? Why is malaria such a difficult scientific problem? Why are there so many myths about malaria--and what are a few that drive you crazy? Is there a vaccine for malaria? What if a patient chooses not to take malaria prevention medications? What is new with mosquito avoidance technology? How can I diagnose myself with malaria if I have symptoms? What if I prefer to take medications weekly rather than daily? We hope you enjoy this podcast! If so, please follow us on the socials @germ.and.worm, subscribe to our RSS feed and share with your friends! We would so appreciate your rating and review to help us grow our audience. And, please visit our website: germandworm.com where you can find all our content and send us your questions and travel health anecdotes. Or…

People in this episode

Hosts: Drs. Paul Pottinger, Drs. Chris Sanford

Topics covered

• malaria
• travel health
• disease prevention
• medical myths
• mosquito avoidance
• vaccine development

Keywords

• malaria
• travel medicine
• health questions
• symptoms
• prevention
• vaccine
• mosquito avoidance
• diagnosis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Germ and Worm Podcast

Places: USA

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