TWiP 204: Near a fast-flowing river
This Week in Parasitism
English - March 28, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 433 ratingsLife Sciences Science Natural Sciences eukaryotic microbiology parasite parasitism parasitology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The TWiP team solves the case Two Ghanians Near A Fast-Flowing River, and discuss a promising new drug for treatment of African trypanosomiasis.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula
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Case Study for TWiP 204
Pregnant woman, 20 yo, living in eastern Ghana near Volta River delta. Often in river. In second trimester. Comes in with abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea. Ovoid forms seen in stool, 160 microns, have single lateral projections. Other ovoid forms 45×30 microns which contain polar bodies.
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Music by Ronald Jenkees
The TWiP team solves the case Two Ghanians Near A Fast-Flowing River, and discuss a promising new drug for treatment of African trypanosomiasis.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula
Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email
Links for this episode Oral fexinidazole for African trypanosomiasis (Lancet) Hero: Madeline Albright Letters read on TWiP 204Become a patron of TWiP
Case Study for TWiP 204
Pregnant woman, 20 yo, living in eastern Ghana near Volta River delta. Often in river. In second trimester. Comes in with abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea. Ovoid forms seen in stool, 160 microns, have single lateral projections. Other ovoid forms 45×30 microns which contain polar bodies.
Send your case diagnosis, questions and comments to [email protected]
Music by Ronald Jenkees