EPISODE · Oct 1, 2020 · 16 MIN

Episode 12 - Snail fever

from Never Lick the Spoon · host Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering, Imperial College London

Turning our attention away from Covid, we look at a different disease that has plagued humanity since the time of the ancient Egyptians - and still claims 280,000 lives every year. What’s all the more tragic, is it's curable by modern medicine. We hear from 2 researchers who are part of a multinational, multidiscipline team who are trying to finally eradicate it. WISER: Water Infrastructure for Schistosomiasis-Endemic Regions