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TWiP 217: ChatGPT solves the case

  • June 5, 2023
  • Tagged as: Echinococcus, hydatid cyst, malaria, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, placenta, Plasmodium falciparum

TWiP solves the case of the Man With Dog Exposure, and discuss rapid and spontaneous post-partum clearance of Plasmodium falciparum related to expulsion of the placenta.

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TWiP 211: Monoclonal against malaria in Mali

  • December 7, 2022
  • Tagged as: malaria, monoclonal antibody, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Plasmodium falciparum, scabies

TWiP solves the case of the Man from Hong Kong with Multiple Comorbidities, and discuss safety and efficacy of a monoclonal antibody against malaria in Mali.

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TWiP 199: Chagas kisses Cruzi and Brucei bites

  • October 12, 2021
  • Tagged as: African trypanosomiasis, lesion, malaria vaccine, Mosquirix, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Plasmodium falciparum, RTSS/AS01, trypanosome, Winterbottom sign

The TWiP team solves the case of the Traveler to Tanzania with a Purple Lesion, and discuss Mosquirix, the first vaccine approved for Plasmodium parasites.

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TWiP 198: Cyclospora in the dining room with the salad bar

  • September 14, 2021
  • Tagged as: Cyclospora cayetanensis, fever, malaria, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Plasmodium falciparum, watery diarrhea

The TWiP quadfecta solves the case of the Traveler With Watery Diarrhea, and reveals that a heat-shock response regulated by a transcription factor protects human malaria parasites from the high temperatures of fever.

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TWiP 186: Not rationing rationality

  • August 1, 2020
  • Tagged as: Babesia microti, babesiosis, cytokinesis, electron microscopy, malaria, mosquito, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Plasmodium falciparum, tick, West Nile Virus

Dickson, Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Elder Gardener Feeling Poorly, and discuss the three-dimensional ultrastructure of Plasmodium falciparum during cytokinesis.

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TWiP 178: The shadowlands of medicine

  • December 4, 2019
  • Tagged as: antimalaria drug, Chilomastix mesnili, Dientamoeba fragilis, gastroenteritis, malaria, ova and parasites, parasite parasitism, parasitology, Plasmodium falciparum, protein kinase

The Knights of the TWiP solve the case of the Man Who Lost Weight, and discuss a Plasmodium protein kinase that is a malarial drug target.

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TWiP 152: A range of rads

  • May 26, 2018
  • Tagged as: circumsporozoite antigen, Giardia, malaria, monoclonal antibody, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Plasmodium berghei, Plasmodium falciparum, steatorrhea

The TWiP peeps solve the case of the Panamanian Mother with Steatorrhea, and reveal new monoclonal antibodies that effectively block malarial infection.

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TWiP 143: There’s a lot of worms out there

  • November 28, 2017
  • Tagged as: anemia, aspartate protease, eosinophila, malaria, parasite, parasitism, plasmepsin, Plasmodium falciparum, red blood cell egress, red blood cell invasion, rhoptry, ring form, worm

The TWiPians solve the case of the Woman With Anemia, Eosinophila, and a Worm in Her Intestine, and discuss a study on the function and druggability of two malarial aspartate proteases.

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TWiP 125: Third time’s a charm

  • January 21, 2017
  • Tagged as: Anopheles, malaria, mosquito, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Plasmodium falciparum, sporozoite, vaccine
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The TWiPonderers solve the case of the Timber Worker with Severe Shaking Chills, and describe an experimental malaria vaccine comprising attenuated sporozoites produced by genetic engineering.

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TWiP 123: What we know is confusing

  • December 20, 2016
  • Tagged as: case study, complement, cytoadhesion, erythrocyte, malaria, myiasis, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Plasmodium falciparum
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The TWiPanorama solve the case of the Dutch Woman with Wormy Objects in Her Stool, dissect a study on cytoadhesion of malaria infected red blood cells, and introduce Parasitology Superheroes.

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