Tag: alpha-gal

This Week in Parasitism

TWiP 227: Alpha-gal syndrome

January 19, 2024
Tagged as: alpha-gal, childhood stunting, lone star tick, parasite, parasitism, parasitology

Jim Small joins TWiP to solve the case of the 41 year old Man with sudden GI distress and itchy hives, followed by a discussion of parasites and childhood stunting.

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TWiP 97: The seven year itch

October 17, 2015
Tagged as: alpha-gal, artemisinin, complement, gut microbiota, ivermectin, malaria, natural antibody, Nobel Prize, parasite, parasitism, Plasmodium, scabies, William Campbell

The paratenic hosts reveal a case of scabies in the Traveling Salesman, and discuss a role for natural antibody in protection from infection with Plasmodium.

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TWiP 227: Alpha-gal syndrome

TWiP 97: The seven year itch

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