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TWiP 146: Thus misspake Despommier

  • January 31, 2018
  • Tagged as: case study, diarrhea, Fasciolopsis buski, iron, malaria, parasite, parasitism, Plasmodium vivax, receptor, reticulocyte, transferrin, transferrin receptor 1

The TWIPniks solve the case of the Man With Diarrhea and 100 Micron Objects In Stool, and discuss the reticulocyte receptor for Plasmodium vivax.

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TWiP 95: Arsenic and Leishmania

  • September 19, 2015
  • Tagged as: antimonial, arsenic, diarrhea, drug resistance, Entamoeba histolytica, leishmania, parasite, parasitism

Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel solve the case about the 33 year old Chinese male with watery diarrhea, and discuss whether arsenic in drinking water might lead to treatment failures for Leishmania infections.

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TWiP 17: Entamoeba histolytica

  • October 6, 2010
  • Tagged as: amebic dysentery, diarrhea, Entamoeba histolytica, parasite, parasitism, protozoan

Vincent and Dickson continue their discussion of protozoan parasites that cause diarrhea with a review of amebic dysentery caused by Entamoeba histolytica.

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