TWiP 10: Plasmodium life cycle
- May 19, 2010
- Tagged as: life cycle, malaria, parasite, parasitism, Plasmodium
Vincent and Dickson trace the life cycle of Plasmodium in a mosquito and in a human host.
TWiP 9: Mala aria
- May 6, 2010
- Tagged as: malaria, parasite, parasitism, Plasmodium, protozoa
Vincent and Dickson move on to protozoan parasites with a discussion of the early history of malaria.
Dickson reads his story about sparganosis caused by the diphyllobothroid tapeworm Spirometra mansonoides.
TWiP 7: Tapeworms are fantastic!
- April 9, 2010
- Tagged as: dog, fish, parasite, parasitism, tapeworm
Vincent and Dickson continue their discourse on tapeworms, covering the fish and dog varieties.
TWiP 6: Tapeworms, the long and short of it
- March 25, 2010
- Tagged as: beef, house, neurocysticercosis, parasite, parasitism, pork, tapeworm, tapeworms
Vincent and Dick talk about the anatomy and life cycle of beef and pork tapeworms, and why House was wrong about neurocysticercosis.
TWiP 5 – The nurse cell
- March 4, 2010
- Tagged as: muscle, nurse cell, parasite, parasitism, Trichinella
Vincent and Dick discuss the nurse cell, a unique structure formed in the host muscle by Trichinella species.
TWiP 4: Trichinella life cycle
- January 30, 2010
- Tagged as: life cycle, parasite, parasitism, Trichinella
Vincent and Dick trace the life cycle of Trichinella spiralis in an infected host.
TWiP 3: Trichinella spiralis
- December 27, 2009
- Tagged as: extracellular, parasite, parasitism, Trichinella spiralis
Vincent and Dick distinguish among intracellular and extracellular parasites, then discuss the history and general characteristics of Trichinella spiralis.
Vincent and Dick classify parasites according to whether or not they are transmitted by a vector, then consider the implications of long-lived parasites.
TWiP 1: Introduction to Parasitism
- November 13, 2009
- Tagged as: introduction, parasite, parasites, parasitism
Vincent and Dick provide an overview of parasites and parasitism.