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TWiP 246: Everything spiral: a worm in a hurry

  • November 1, 2024
  • Tagged as: bear meat, eosinophilia, nurse cell, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, pork, Trichinella, trichinellosis

TWiP taps into Dickson’s knowledge of Trichinella to discuss an outbreak in humans who consumed rare bear meat, and the impact of globalization and climate change on the epidemiology of the species. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson…

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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.

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