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27th Mar 2005

Avian Flu, Viruses, Bed Bugs and Murder


Chris Smith

Kat Arney

This week we look at the scary, squeamish and sinister side to science. Dr Tim Wreghitt, from Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, discusses the threat of avian flu, viruses and why we keep catching the common cold, Dr Ian Burgess, director of Insect Research and Development Ltd, is itching to discuss bed bugs, head lice and fleas, and John Emsley from Bedfordshire talks about the chemistry of poisoning and his new book 'Elements of Murder'. Anna Lacey asks the chief executive of the RSPB, Graham Wynn, why conservation is so important, and Philippa Law provides an alarming conclusion to our series on Einstein's influence in our everyday lives by finding out how smoke detectors work.

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When I was at school, they taught us that your ears, your nose and your throat were all connected. Why is it that when you jump in the swimming pool or put your head under the water in the bath, the water will go down your throat and up your nose but not down your ears?


 

When you yawn, why do your eyes water? Is it normal?


 

Are bugs that bite the way in which most diseases including HIV are spread?


 

I found head lice on an elderly lady I was looking after and used a special shampoo that the doctor told me to use. But it didn't kill them. I know this because I could still see black moving dots. How long does it take for eggs to hatch out, and how long does it take to lay them again?


 

Why do you close your eyes when you sneeze?


 

When she was younger, she went to chicken pox and mumps parties to spread the illness and build up her immune system. Why don't parents do this now?


 

Can animal fleas live on humans?








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