Medical Investigation

Season 1 Episode 15

Mousetrap

Air date: Feb 4, 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

Strange Plague Near Baltimore

Evidence of a strange plague is found near Baltimore.

Episode shows
Evidence of a strange plague is found near Baltimore.
Clinical takeaway
Strange Plague Near Baltimore is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, diagnostic, infectious, surgical, disaster, or public-health scenario.
Accuracy 3.8/5strange-plague-near-baltimoreoutbreak-investigationpublic-health

Case 2

Children With Resistant Contagion

Two children display symptoms of the resistant contagion.

Episode shows
Two children display symptoms of the resistant contagion.
Clinical takeaway
Children With Resistant Contagion is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, diagnostic, infectious, surgical, disaster, or public-health scenario.
Accuracy 3.8/5children-resistant-contagionoutbreak-investigationpublic-health

About the Episode

Evidence of a strange plague is found near Baltimore as Dr. Connor, Dr. Durant and the response team arrive and discover a deadly link between infected police officers and a fugitive that adds a more chilling dimension to their investigation. When two children also display symptoms of the resistant contagion, Connor and Frank desperately work backwards to connect the dots and limit the contamination while curing those already sick.

Medical Relevance

A full clinical context review has not been generated for this episode yet.

The Medical Verdict

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