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.
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TWiP 40: Doctor, there's a worm in my eye!
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson discuss loaiasis caused by the filarial nematode Loa loa.
Right-click to download TWiP #40 (52 MB .mp3, 73 minutes).
Links for this episode:- Albendazole therapy for US-bound refugees (NEJM)
- Microfilaria of Loa loa (png)
- Loa loa life cycle (png)
- Letters read on TWiP 40
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