TWiP solves the case of a man in his 50s reporting months of abdominal discomfort, who takes mebendazole and some time afterwards vomits a worm into the sink.
TWiP 234: Hookworms and a leech – parasites suck!
- May 4, 2024
- Tagged as: clinical trial, hookworm, Necator, paediatric, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, vaccine
TWiP discusses hookworm infection and the phase 1 clinical trial for a hookworm vaccine that could one day protect children from the hookworm anaemia, and reduce transmission of this infection.
TWiP 233: Cryptosporidium not cryptocurrency
- April 19, 2024
- Tagged as: cryptosporidium, diarrhea, Giardia, Nitazoxanide, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, watery diarrhea
TWiP solves the case of the physician with no significant previous medical history who is currently doing their fellowship training develops diarrhea, and presents a new clinical case for our astute listeners to solve.
TWiP 232: Lives of Wolbachia
- April 5, 2024
- Tagged as: mutualism, nematode, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, wolbachia
TWiP reviews the cellular lives of Wolbachia, a gram-negative bacteria that infects many arthropods and filarial nematodes with very different outcomes – parasitism or mutualism.
TWiP 231: Scotch in drink and tape
- March 31, 2024
- Tagged as: Enterobius, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, pinworm, tape test.
TWiP solves the case of the Woman With White Worms, and presents a new clinical case to decipher.
Maria Adelaida Gomez joins TWiP to discuss her career and the work of her laboratory on understanding the healing process during cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Eyal joins TWiP to solve the case of the Female Traveler with Intermittent Fever and Ring Enhancements in the Liver.
TWiP 228: Parasitic fountain of youth
- February 6, 2024
- Tagged as: ant worker, malaria, monoclonal antibody, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, tapeworm, vaccine
TWiP discusses a tapeworm that causes extreme lifespan extension in infected ant workers, and a candidate antibody drug for prevention of malaria.
TWiP 227: Alpha-gal syndrome
- January 19, 2024
- Tagged as: alpha-gal, childhood stunting, lone star tick, parasite, parasitism, parasitology
Jim Small joins TWiP to solve the case of the 41 year old Man with sudden GI distress and itchy hives, followed by a discussion of parasites and childhood stunting.
TWiP 226: Successful systems attract parasites
- January 3, 2024
- Tagged as: childhood stunting, climate change, malaria, parasite, parasitism, parasitology
TWiP reviews some parasite stories of 2023, including progress in the control of malaria and polio, and review a connection between parasites and childhood stunting.
