TWiP 10: Plasmodium life cycle

plasmodium_bloodHosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson trace the life cycle of Plasmodium in a mosquito and in a human host.

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TWiP 9: Mala aria

anopheles_gambiaeHosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson move on to protozoan parasites with a discussion of the early history of malaria.

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TWiP 8: Frog legs and parasite tales

spirometra_mansonoidesHosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Dickson reads his story about sparganosis caused by the diphyllobothroid tapeworm Spirometra mansonoides.

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TWiP 7: Tapeworms are fantastic!

tapewormsHosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson continue their discourse on tapeworms, covering the fish and dog varieties.

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TWiP 6: Tapeworms, the long and short of it

taenia_saginata_adultHosts: 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.

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TWiP 5 – The nurse cell

ncparacomp1Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dick discuss the nurse cell, a unique structure formed in the host muscle by Trichinella species.

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TWiP 4: Trichinella life cycle

lifecycleHosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson trace the life cycle of Trichinella spiralis in an infected host.

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  • Infective first stage T. spiralis larva in Nurse cell in muscle tissue (jpg)
  • Adult female T. spiralis with fully formed larvae in uterus (jpg)
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  • Clinical correlations in trichinosis (jpg)
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TWiP 3: Trichinella spiralis

trichinella spiralisHosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dick distinguish among intracellular and extracellular parasites, then discuss the history and general characteristics of Trichinella spiralis.

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TWiP 2: General parasitism

giardia_lambliaHosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dick classify parasites according to whether or not they are transmitted by a vector, then consider the implications of long-lived parasites.

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TWiP 1: Introduction to Parasitism

Purchase Parasitic DiseasesHosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson provide an overview of parasites and parasitism.
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