125. Zombie Illnesses: Rabies, Parasites and Prions

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries

True Crime, Fiction, Drama, History

4.8 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

What kind of illness turns deer into stumbling, soulless shells of themselves—bodies wasting away, but never truly dying? Or drives healthy young men into violent frenzies that leave them strapped to hospital beds, terrified of water? This week, we’re diving into the terrifying world of zombie illnesses—real diseases that hijack the brain and erase what makes us human. Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society. Patrons have access to bonus content as well as other perks. And members of our High Council on Patreon have access to our after-show called Footnotes, where I share my case file with our producer, Matt. Apple subscriptions are now live! Get access to bonus episodes and more when you subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow on Tik Tok and Instagram for a daily dose of horror. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:07.9	On Sunday morning, September 12th in 2004, 15-year-old Gina Gizi of Fondulac, Wisconsin, was attending Mass with her family when all of a sudden she heard
1:11.8	something start softly thumping against the stained glass window next to her.
1:18.4	She looked over and saw a tiny brown bat that seemed to be trying to get back outside.
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