Tag: Strongyloides

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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

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

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

Tag: Strongyloides

TWiP 193: A serpiginous trail

TWiP 155: Miss Dickson

TWiP 134: Does toxoplasma make you sexy?

TWiP 72: Wormholes

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