Tag: watery diarrhea

This Week in Parasitism

TWiP 233: Cryptosporidium not cryptocurrency

April 19, 2024
Tagged as: cryptosporidium, diarrhea, Giardia, Nitazoxanide, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, watery diarrhea

TWiP solves the case of the physician with no significant previous medical history who is currently doing their fellowship training develops diarrhea, and presents a new clinical case for our astute listeners to solve.

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TWiP 198: Cyclospora in the dining room with the salad bar

September 14, 2021
Tagged as: Cyclospora cayetanensis, fever, malaria, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Plasmodium falciparum, watery diarrhea

The TWiP quadfecta solves the case of the Traveler With Watery Diarrhea, and reveals that a heat-shock response regulated by a transcription factor protects human malaria parasites from the high temperatures of fever.

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TWiP 184: The hunter gets captured by the game

June 6, 2020
Tagged as: Anopheles, COVID-19, cyclospora, endosymbiont, malaria, microsporidian, mosquito, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Plasmodium, watery diarrhea, wolbachia

Dickson, Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Safari Goer With Watery Diarrhea, and explain how a microsporidian endosymbiont of Anopheles mosquitoes might impair the transmission of malaria.

Tag: watery diarrhea

TWiP 233: Cryptosporidium not cryptocurrency

TWiP 198: Cyclospora in the dining room with the salad bar

TWiP 184: The hunter gets captured by the game

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