TWiP discusses a tapeworm that causes extreme lifespan extension in infected ant workers, and a candidate antibody drug for prevention of malaria.
The TWiP trifecta solves the case of the Professor Who Went to Brazil, and discuss an amazing case of a tapeworm that turned into a tumor in an AIDS patient.
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel reveal last week’s case study and introduce a new one concerning a patient who traveled to Belize.
Dickson reads his story about sparganosis caused by the diphyllobothroid tapeworm Spirometra mansonoides.
Vincent and Dickson continue their discourse on tapeworms, covering the fish and dog varieties.
Vincent and Dick talk about the anatomy and life cycle of beef and pork tapeworms, and why House was wrong about neurocysticercosis.
