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Today's special edition of Extra History delves into another terror from the history of public health: a disease called Pellagra that killed up to 100,000 Americans in the early 20th century.  

This extra-Extra History video comes thanks to the Child and Teen Checkups program of the Minnesota Department of Health. Children should receive a health checkup every year. If you live in Minnesota, learn more at GetCTC.com. If you don’t, go to https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/benefits/epsdt/index.html 

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Pellagra - A Medical Mystery - Extra History

Pellagra can cause depression, dementia, and diarrhea, eventually leading to death. Dr. Joseph Goldberger was put on the case to crack it. This extra-Extra History video comes thanks to the Child and Teen Checkups program of the Minnesota Department of Health. Children should receive a health checkup every year. If you live in Minnesota, learn more at GetCTC.com. If you don’t, go to https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/benefits/epsdt/index.html Support us on Patreon! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Subscribe for new episodes every week! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Grab your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Thanks for participating in this week's discussion! We want you to be aware of our community posting guidelines so that we can have high-quality conversations: https://goo.gl/HkzwQh Contribute community subtitles to Extra Credits: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UCCODtTcd5M1JavPCOr_Uydg&tab=2 Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Get our list of recommended games on Steam: http://bit.ly/ECCurator ___________ Would you like James to speak at your school or organization? For info, contact us at: contact@extra-credits.net ____________ ♪ Get the intro music here! http://bit.ly/1EQA5N7 *Music by Demetori: http://bit.ly/1AaJG4H ♪ Outro music by Tiffany Roman http://www.tiffanyromanlouk.com/