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TWiP 193: A serpiginous trail

  • March 29, 2021
  • Tagged as: Blastocystys, COVID-19, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, steroid, Strongyloides

Audun returns to help solve the case of the Ecuadorean Gentleman Treated for COVID-19, followed by a discussion of the interaction of Blastocystis with the intestinal microbiota and the immune system, and of course a new clinical case from Daniel.

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TWiP 155: Miss Dickson

  • July 23, 2018
  • Tagged as: B cell lymphoma, cyst, dracunculus, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, river otter, steroids, Strongyloides

Justin joins the TWiP team to solve the case of the Gentleman with B cell Lymphoma, and consider the finding of Dracunculus species in river otters from Arkansas.

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TWiP 134: Does toxoplasma make you sexy?

  • May 24, 2017
  • Tagged as: Ascariasis, Ascaris, behavior alteration, brain and behavior impairment, fatal attraction, parasite, parasitism, sexual attraction, Stronglyoidiasis, Strongyloides, toxoplasma gondii
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Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Haitian Girl Who Failed To Thrive, and visit two studies that address the question of whether infection with Toxoplasma gondii alters human behavior.

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TWiP 72: Wormholes

  • May 24, 2014
  • Tagged as: Brugia, helminth, host manipulation, parasite, parasitism, protease, schistosomes, Strongyloides, Trichinella
Dickson and worm

Vincent and Dickson discuss five ways that helminths manipulate host tissues to survive.

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