Discover this podcast and so much more

Podcasts are free to enjoy without a subscription. We also offer ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more for just $11.99/month.

TWiP 52: Not your ordinary unsegmented roundworm

TWiP 52: Not your ordinary unsegmented roundworm

FromThis Week in Parasitism


TWiP 52: Not your ordinary unsegmented roundworm

FromThis Week in Parasitism

ratings:
Length:
70 minutes
Released:
Mar 16, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson review the life cycle and pathogenesis of the giant kidney worm, Dioctophyme renale.
Links for this episode:

Dioctophymiasis (CDC)
Dioctophyme renale (Wikipedia)
Fatal bilateral dioctophymiasis (J Parasitol)
Clinical Parasitology by Paul C. Beaver
D. renale in a dog (Vet. Parasitol.)
Surgical removal of D. renale (YouTube)
Letters read on TWiP 52

Contact
Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twip@twiv.tv
Released:
Mar 16, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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.