Medical Investigation

Season 1 Episode 12

Spiked

Air date: Jan 7, 2005

Medical Cases in This Episode

These are the patient stories worth unpacking. Open any case for the real-world medicine, what the episode shows, what it leaves out, and source-backed context.

2 cases identified

Case 1

Seaside Deadly Disease

A surfer and volleyball player fall ill to a deadly mysterious disease.

Episode shows
A surfer and volleyball player fall ill to a deadly mysterious disease.
Clinical takeaway
Seaside Deadly Disease is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, diagnostic, infectious, surgical, disaster, or public-health scenario.
Accuracy 3.8/5seaside-deadly-diseaseoutbreak-investigationpublic-health

Case 2

Seal Deaths and Human Illness Link

The team investigates whether human cases are related to nearby seal deaths.

Episode shows
The team investigates whether human cases are related to nearby seal deaths.
Clinical takeaway
Seal Deaths and Human Illness Link is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, diagnostic, infectious, surgical, disaster, or public-health scenario.
Accuracy 3.6/5seal-deaths-human-illness-linkoutbreak-investigationpublic-health

About the Episode

After a surfer and a female volleyball player fall ill to a deadly mysterious disease in a seaside town, Dr. Connor and his rapid-response team fly in and soon begin to wonder if the increasing number of human victims are related to the deaths of nearby seals -- which could result in a sanctioned slaughter of the mammals. But an idealistic local doctor (as Karen, guest star Marguerite MacIntyre) fights to protect the seals and forms an appreciative bond with the unmarried Connor -- until she too begins to show frightening symptoms of the spreading sickness.

Medical Relevance

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The Medical Verdict

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