1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 300 600 🦠 Before Germ Theory: Fracastoro, Fomites &amp;amp; the Seeds of Contagion In 1546—centuries before microbes could be seen—Girolamo Fracastoro proposed that epidemic diseases spread through transferable “seeds” or “spores”: by direct contact, contaminated objects, or even at a distance. 🔬 He introduced fomes, the root of our modern term fomite, and his poem Syphilis gave the disease its enduring name. 📜 A physician, poet &amp;amp; Renaissance polymath whose great insight was simple: contagion follows physical pathways that can be studied. 🧠 🎙️ Great Doctors Series | Podkast for the Kurious Doc Dr. RR Baliga's 'Podkast for the Kurious Doc'. Where Curiosity meets Clarity! http://www.MasterMedFacts.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/42891195/height/300/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="300" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/206256915