pellagra
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Search complete. 5 mentions across 4 episodes found for "pellagra".
Oct 27, 2026
Rachel FisherHOST
It provided an answer when science was lacking." He says that two diseases were responsible for the vampire-related deaths during this time.
Rachel FisherHOST
Pelagra and rabies.
Rachel FisherHOST
Oh.
Rachel FisherHOST
Now he says pellagra is a disease caused by an imbalance of niacin, B3, and tryptophan.
Miguel ConnerHOST
A violent, contagious predator threatening the community.
Miguel ConnerHOST
Pelagra and Porphyria.
Miguel ConnerHOST
Some forms involve skin changes or sensitivity to sunlight.
Miguel ConnerHOST
Later, writers connect these symptoms with avoidance of daylight.
Dan BuettnerHOST
Scurvy, scurvy.
Dan BuettnerHOST
Pelagra, rickets.
Dariush MozaffarianGUEST
Pelagra, rickets, night blindness, you know, beriberi, these terrible diseases.
Dariush MozaffarianGUEST
100,000 Americans died in the first part of the 20th century from pelagra, niacin deficiency, 100,000 Americans.
Dan BuettnerHOST
Oh,
speaker_8SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Oh, it ain't that.
speaker_8SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Since the Pelagra got Emmy, it ain't never been that.
William GarganSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The other thing's money.
William GarganSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You came into money.