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Where鈥檚 the worst place you鈥檝e ever gotten sick? Bet you cant beat space!

For the first time since it launched in 1998, astronauts have been evacuated from the International Space Station because of a health problem. They are now back on Earth, but the rare incident has put the spotlight on just how much preparation goes into space flight - and what happens when things don鈥檛 go to plan. So - what can you do if you get sick in space?

麻豆社 science correspondent Georgina Rannard explains how astronauts treat illnesses in space and what it鈥檚 like being on the ISS (spoiler: it鈥檚 actually VERY hard to keep clean).

Dr Na鈥檌m Merchant, an infectious diseases doctor interested in astro-microbiology, explains what kind of illnesses astronauts get in space. And we hear from a former astronaut about staying healthy before and after take-off.

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