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Pharmageddon

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Making games to teach & learn antibiotics, microbiology, and (soon) infectious disease epidemiology! Also sharing any good ID memes and infographics I find in the process... https://labbeaglegames.com/

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Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 14d

The Epipocalypse is here!

Learn infectious diseases while playing cards. Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives teaches symptoms, transmission, reservoirs, geography, & more for over 150+ different infections.

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...

Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives, A Medical Card Game

Learn infectious diseases by playing cards. Symptoms, transmission, reservoirs, and more!

www.kickstarter.com

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Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 6h

Next draft Infection Card for Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives: Acanthamoeba!

More amoeba, more problems. Mostly of the CNS kind, but illness may be preceded by skin disease.

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky any feedback or suggestions?

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CORE IM @coreimpodcast.bsky.social · 20h

Answer: YES

Review the REVISE trial w/ @NEJMGroup below ⤵️

www.coreimpodcast.com/2024/12/11/s...

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Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 6h

But that's most the patients that get cefepime! :P

Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 9h

📢Epipocalypse: Bug Detective's Kickstarter is halfway thru!⏱️

Help bring this educational game to life and get a copy before time runs out. Please RT to spread the word!

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...

Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives, A Medical Card Game

Learn infectious diseases by playing cards. Symptoms, transmission, reservoirs, and more!

www.kickstarter.com

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Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 1d

Next draft Infection Card for Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives: LCMV!

An oft-forgotten, mouse-transmitted virus cause of aseptic meningitis not on the ME panel.

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky any feedback or suggestions?

Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 1d

Infectious disease crossword! 🧩

In celebration of the Epipocalypse Kickstarter, I'm sharing a new crossword puzzle every Monday. Answers will be posted Fridays. Next up, environmental infections!

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky

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Rossana Rosa @drrossanarosa.bsky.social · 1d

My favorite season 🍂🥧🍎☕️🎃💉
#IDSky

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Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 1d

🤰Lots of infection are potentially transmitted during pregnancy. Thankfully few are encountered thanks to donor screening & routine vaccination. 👶

Check out all the infections on the Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives Kickstarter going on now.

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...

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🧛VÆmpiric @empiricgame.bsky.social · 2d

Norwegian Encore woukd be a good nickname for noro

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Jessica Abrantes-Figueiredo, MD @infectiousdiva.bsky.social · 3d

Can you guess correctly? #IDSky #IDBsky #MedSky

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Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 3d

Here are the empty squares again if you missed the original post.

Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 3d

Infectious disease crossword ANSWERS! 🧩

In celebration of the Epipocalypse Kickstarter, I'm
sharing a new crossword puzzle every Monday. Answers will be posted Fridays (or Saturday). This week, vector-borne infections!

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky

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Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 3d

Here are the empty squares again if you missed the original post.

Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 3d

Next draft Infection Card for Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives: Rabies!

The terrible zoonosis with lots of potential sources the risk of which depends largely on where you live.

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky any feedback or suggestions?

Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 3d

🩸Lots of blood-borne infections are possible. Thankfully few are encountered thanks to donor screening. 🧪

Check out all the infections, blood-borne and otherwise, on the Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives Kickstarter going on now.

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...

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Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 3d

What's goin' on with all those colors??

Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 4d

💧Lots of waterborne infections from a variety of water types. Also, the way amoebas cause infection. 🦠

Check out all the infections, waterborne and otherwise, on the Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives Kickstarter going on now.

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...

Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 4d

Ooh I agree. And there is an HIV CNS infection card though it does not cover the full spectrum of disease given space limitations. I was excluding HTLV-3 (AKA HIV) from the list tho that probably wasn't clear.

Always good to point out the underappreciated CNS-related complications of HIV tho!

Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 5d

What about it?!

I'll be honest. I'm not sure what HAND is.

Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 5d

Ooh this was a very good plagdle. No hints!

Plagdle 2025-10-10
Solved in 4/4 🦠

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🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟩
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Plagdle - Daily Infectious Disease Puzzle Game

Test your medical knowledge! Guess the daily infectious disease based on symptoms, treatment, and characteristics. A new puzzle every day!

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Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 5d

Next draft Infection Card for Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives: Herpes B!

Spread only by old world macaques and, possibly, only by laboratory old world macaques? Also, fairly closed related to herpes.

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky any feedback or suggestions?

Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 5d

Just as good as her art has been her communication and responsiveness to feedback and as I have gotten ready for the Kickstarter the past few months. Always willing to make adjustments to get the image right.

Thanks for all the hard work, Katherine! 🙏2/2

Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 5d

I'd like to introduce Epipocalypse's artist Katherine Tromsa!

Katherine is an artist from Ukraine who beat out 5 others for the job. She has a diverse art style (see her IG), but I loved the colors & lines of her character art most of all. 1/2

www.artstation.com/algaliar

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Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 6d

Next draft Infection Card for Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives: HTLV-1!

There are 2 pathogenic Human T-Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) viruses, 3 if you count the original name for HIV, but only 1 causes CNS disease.

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky any feedback or suggestions?

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Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 6d

Lots of contact-transmitted infections out there and lots of types of contact. 😘

Check out all the infections, droplet & aerosol-transmitted and otherwise, on the Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives Kickstarter going on now.

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...

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