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Bite Me with Dr. Mike

Tuesdays at 10 pm E/P

About Bite Me with Dr. Mike

Virologist and adventure junkie Dr. Mike Leahy welcomes up-close-and-personal encounters with Earth's most dangerous creatures -- often tiny ones -- that can create big headaches for unsuspecting travelers. Whether they want to suck, bite, sting or feed on his body, he'll do whatever it takes to better understand what they're all about.

Dr. Mike used to be a motorcycle mechanic, but after 10 years of grease and gears he decided to go back to school. But not just any school -- Dr. Mike completed a Ph.D. in Virology from Oxford University. Dr. Mike is really interested in two things: traveling and bugs (the ones that creep around or the ones inside the human body).

Join Dr. Mike on an unforgettable journey around the world to learn more about creatures who love nothing more than to take a bite out of your vacation.

About Dr. Mike

Mike always wanted to be a wanderer, and some would argue that in a strange way he's succeeded. He didn’t enjoy being "held captive" at school, and escaped early to work as a mechanic for 10 years until he could keep still long enough to sit through lectures and attend university. Ultimately he was awarded a doctorate in virology and molecular biology by Oxford University.

Since his first trip to Nepal in his early twenties Mike has suffered badly with the travel bug, and has wandered around most regions of the world as a rally mechanic, a research scientist and lately a TV host. His fascination with the workings of infectious microbes and parasites together with his appreciation of their impact on people around the globe fuels his enthusiasm to tell the world about the creatures that are only too happy to make the unwary human being into their home, often bringing his subject matter to life by becoming a "one-man zoo" himself.

Mike loves adventure travel, particularly on motorbikes, has a black belt in tae kwon do and when at home splits his time between enduro racing, trail riding and spending time with his wife and two little daughters.

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