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TWiP 184: The hunter gets captured by the game
TWiP 184: The hunter gets captured by the game
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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Jun 6, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
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. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Links for this episode Contribute to Parasites Without Borders Microsporidian impairs Plasmodium transmission (Nat Comm) Hero: Eugene T. Lyons (obituary) Image credit: Josh Letters read on TWiP 184 Become a patron of TWiP. Case Study for TWiP 184 69 yo female with several months of abdominal symptoms started in S. Africa, water shortage as described for her husband in the previous TWiP. Husband had C. cayetanensis. Her symptoms improved; her stool was positive for B. hominis and E. nana. Given many different treatments. Then comes to see Daniel. Some abdominal discomfort, mucosy stools. All past med/surg unremarkable, nothing in family, sent for repeat labs, stool O&P all normal including GI PCR Send your case diagnosis, questions and comments to twip@microbe.tv Music by Ronald Jenkees
Released:
Jun 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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