Tag: Guinea worm

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TWiP 160: Toddy tappers

October 10, 2018
Tagged as: amoeba, Chad, date palm wine, dog, dracunculiasis, Dracunculus medinensis, Entamoeba histolytica, Guinea worm, Guinea worm disease, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, toddy tapper

The TWiPlets solve the case of the Electrician from Tamil Nadu with a Liver Mass, and reveal that dogs and humans share a common Chadian Guinea worm.

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TWiP 136: Daniel throws a softball

July 11, 2017
Tagged as: Carter center, dracunculiasis, Dracunculus medinensis, eradication, Guinea worm, inducible nitric oxide synthase, inflammatory monocytes, iNOS, leishmania, monocytes, parasite, parasitism, reactive oxygen species, sand fly

The TWiP Titans solve the case of the Man from Queens with a Blister Burster, and explain the role of inflammatory monocytes during Leishmania infection of the skin.

Tag: Guinea worm

TWiP 160: Toddy tappers

TWiP 136: Daniel throws a softball

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