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TWiP 179: Verminous visitors

  • January 11, 2020
  • Tagged as: Ascaris, hemoglobin, macaque, malaria, malarial anemia, nonhuman primate, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, pathogenesis, roundworm

The TWiP DVD solve the case of the Child Who Passed Worms, and discuss a non-human primate model for severe malarial anemia.

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TWiP 151: Indiscriminate bulk feeders

  • May 2, 2018
  • Tagged as: Ascaris, blood, bloodsucking, Falciparum, helminth, hookworm, malaria, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, resource competition, scabies

The Podfessors solve the case of the Itchy Child from Panama, and discuss competition for blood in human malaria-helminth co-infections.

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TWiP 134: Does toxoplasma make you sexy?

  • May 24, 2017
  • Tagged as: Ascariasis, Ascaris, behavior alteration, brain and behavior impairment, fatal attraction, parasite, parasitism, sexual attraction, Stronglyoidiasis, Strongyloides, toxoplasma gondii
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Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Haitian Girl Who Failed To Thrive, and visit two studies that address the question of whether infection with Toxoplasma gondii alters human behavior.

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