Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dick talk about the anatomy and life cycle of beef and pork tapeworms, and why House was wrong about neurocysticercosis.
Download TWiP #6 (73 MB .mp3, 101 minutes)
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- Taenia saginata gravid proglottid (jpg)
- Taenia solium life cycle (jpg)
- Taenia solium adult (jpg)
- Taenia solium scolex (jpg)
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