Vincent and Dickson take on the schistosomes, agents of a series of related diseases in humans referred to as schistosomiasis.
Vincent and Dickson discuss the life cycle and pathogenesis of Onchocerca volvulus, the vector-borne filarial nematode parasite that causes onchocerciasis, or river blindness.
Vincent and Dickson review the life cycle and pathogenesis of the world’s most unusual parasite, Strongyloides stercoralis.
TWiP 18: Cryptosporidium
- October 25, 2010
- Tagged as: cryptosporidium, diarrhear, meront, parasite, parasitism, podcast, twip
Vincent and Dickson discuss the intracellular parasite Cryptosporidium, which causes diarrheal disease in most mammalian species.
Vincent and Dickson consider the life cycle and pathogenesis of the protozoan parasite Leishmania.