TWiP 40: Doctor, there’s a worm in my eye!
- May 17, 2012
- Tagged as: filarial, loa loa, microfilaria, nematode, parasite, parasitism, worm
Vincent and Dickson discuss loaiasis caused by the filarial nematode Loa loa.
TWiP 37: Dracunculiasis
- February 23, 2012
- Tagged as: dracunculiasis, dracunculus, filarial, guinea, medinensis, nematode, parasite, parasitism, worm
Vincent and Dickson discuss the life cycle and pathogenesis of Dracunculus medinensis, the filarial nematode that causes dracunculiasis, or Guinea worm disease.