Medical Investigation

Season 1 Episode 13

Tribe

Air date: Jan 14, 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

Camping Family Smallpox

A camping family develops fever and skin rashes and is found to have smallpox.

Episode shows
A camping family develops fever and skin rashes and is found to have smallpox.
Clinical takeaway
Camping Family Smallpox is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, diagnostic, infectious, surgical, disaster, or public-health scenario.
Accuracy 3.8/5camping-family-smallpoxoutbreak-investigationpublic-health

Case 2

Rogue Scientist Smallpox Response

The FBI tracks a rogue scientist suspected of unleashing the virus.

Episode shows
The FBI tracks a rogue scientist suspected of unleashing the virus.
Clinical takeaway
Rogue Scientist Smallpox Response is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, diagnostic, infectious, surgical, disaster, or public-health scenario.
Accuracy 3.6/5rogue-scientist-smallpox-responseoutbreak-investigationpublic-health

About the Episode

After most of one family on a Montana camping trip are mysteriously stricken with fever and skin rashes, Dr. Connor and Dr. Durant soon make a startling discovery -- the victims suffer from smallpox, a deadly disease thought to be eradicated. The FBI moves to track a rogue scientist suspected of unleashing the virus. As the dragnet for the dangerous biochemist and his mobile RV lab continues, Dr. Connor's team finds a dead Native American who was infected as well as shot. At the hospital, Dr. Durant bonds with the family's otherwise healthy but frightened little girl (as Brooke, guest star Laura Marano).

Medical Relevance

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The Medical Verdict

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