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.
TWiP 203: True, true, and unrelated
- February 23, 2022
- Tagged as: COVID-19, mosquito bed net, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, scabies
The TWiP team solves the case of the Shopkeeper with Thirst, Rash, and low Blood Oxygen, then review a study on the effect on survival to adulthood in Tanzania of mosquito net use in early childhood.
TWiP 189: Toe jammin’
- November 7, 2020
- Tagged as: body rash, ivermectin, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Sarcoptes scabei, scabies
Christina from Glasgow joins the TWiPlets to solve the case of the Elderly Gentlemen with Full Body Rash, and to present a new clinical case for listeners to solve.
The TWiPsters solve the case of the Rashy Schoolteacher, and reveal a drug from rotifers that live on the snail intermediate host which paralyzes schistosome cercariae and prevents infection of mice.
TWiP 151: Indiscriminate bulk feeders
- May 2, 2018
- Tagged as: Ascaris, blood, bloodsucking, Falciparum, helminth, hookworm, malaria, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, resource competition, scabies
The Podfessors solve the case of the Itchy Child from Panama, and discuss competition for blood in human malaria-helminth co-infections.
The paratenic hosts reveal a case of scabies in the Traveling Salesman, and discuss a role for natural antibody in protection from infection with Plasmodium.
