Sat, 8 August 2015
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel solve their fishy tale, and present a new case study for your consumption. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Links for this episode:
Case study for TWiP 92
April 2015 a 177 lb 5ft10in 39 yo man seen as outpatient in ID clinic, reports 2 y ago had issues with constipation on and off; throat hurts; feels closing when lies down. For several years has had skin irritation on upper chest and arms. Tried to donate blood, was rejected, told to see doctor. Emigrated to US from El Salvador 2002, married, reports no extramarital sex, smokes 2-3 cigs/day, now quit; had drinking issue in past, no more; was agricultural worker in rural part of El Salvador; has history of asthma, on a number of medicines, including steriod nasal spray, inhaler, no visual problems, healthy appearing, not allergic to medicines. Family history: mother heart attack and diabetes; father peptic ulcer disease.
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Sat, 4 July 2015
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel discuss how fluctuation in the price of guinea pig food could help transmission of the agent of Chagas disease, and present a new case study for your consumption. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Links for this episode:
Case study for TWiP 92A 20 yo Japanese female student went to the emergency room with severe abdominal pain. nausea, had vomited. Had just enjoyed homemade sushi an hour or two previuosly. She prepared the sushi: rice, salmon, tuna rolls. Salmon was local, caught by boyfriend. Tuna from store, sushi grade. No past medical history, mother with anemia. Takes oral contraceptives. No toxic habits. No travel. Monogamous. Temp 100.2, bp 140/90, hr high 90s, breathing upper teens. Physical exam normal except appears distressed in pain, belly extended, tender in left upper quadrant. Friends ate sushi but no one else got sick. All guests ate both types of fish. Send your diagnosis to twip@twiv.tv ContactSend your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twip@twiv.tv SubscribeSubscribe to TWiP (free) in iTunes, by the RSS feed or by email |
Sat, 20 June 2015
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel review how Viagra might be used to block transmission of Plasmodium falciparum, and introduce a new case study. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Links for this episode:
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Sat, 30 May 2015
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel discuss identification of an erythrocyte protein essential for invasion of Plasmodium falciparum, and introduce a new case study. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Links for this episode:
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Sat, 16 May 2015
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel reveal last week's case study and introduce a new one concerning a patient who traveled to Belize. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Links for this episode:
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Sat, 2 May 2015
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel discuss how a secreted protein from the protozoan parasite Theileria transforms its host cells via a cellular proto-oncogene. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Links for this episode:
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Tue, 21 April 2015
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel review new insight into antigenic variation in trypanosomes, reveal the difficult solution to the last case study, and present another mystery for your solving. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Links for this episode:
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Sun, 29 March 2015
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel discuss how filarial infection modulates the immune response to mycobacterial infection, and reveal a new case study. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Links for this episode:
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Sat, 14 March 2015
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel explain how trypanolytic factor forms membrane channels to lyse trypanosomes, and present a new case study. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Links for this episode:
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Sat, 28 February 2015
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel consider the delivery of anti-trypanosome nanobodies to the tsetse fly via a bacterial symbiont, and present a new case study. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Links for this episode:
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