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TWiP 169: What goes on in the snail

TWiP 169: What goes on in the snail

FromThis Week in Parasitism


TWiP 169: What goes on in the snail

FromThis Week in Parasitism

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Length:
81 minutes
Released:
Apr 11, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The TriTWiPomonads solve the case of the Child Who Passed a Worm, and reveal recombination between bovine and human schistosome species. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiP. Links for this episode: S. bovis and S. haematobiumhybrids (PLoS Path) Hero: Ann Bishop Letters read on TWiP 169 Case Study for TWiP 169 9 yo boy brought into mobile clinic set up in small village Bocas del Toro archipelago. Initially had red painful eye a few months ago, lasted 1-2 weeks. Eye no longer red but has issues with vision in the eye. On eye exam, some peripheral vision, but no sharp clear vision. Notes retinal retraction, seems quiet granuloma over macula of affected eye. Send your case diagnosis, questions and comments to twip@microbe.tv Music by Ronald Jenkees
Released:
Apr 11, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier, science Professors from Columbia University, deconstruct parasites, how they cause illness, and how you can prevent infections.