This Week in Parasitism
Successful systems attract parasites
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 HD  TWiP #15: Tryp the light fantasticVincent and Dickson discuss the life cycle and pathogenesis of ... Vincent and Dickson discuss the life cycle and pathogenesis of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma. Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Links for this episode: Metacyclic trypanomastigote (jpg) Tsetse fly (jpg) T. brucei life cycle... 
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 HD  TWiP #14 - LeishmaniaVincent and Dickson consider the life cycle and pathogenesis of ... Vincent and Dickson consider the life cycle and pathogenesis of the protozoan parasite Leishmania. 
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 HD  TWiP #13 - ToxoplasmosisVincent and Dickson continue their discussion of the obligate intracellular ... Vincent and Dickson continue their discussion of the obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii with a consideration of the clinical consequences of infection and pathogenesis. 
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 HD  TWiP #12 - Toxoplasma gondiiVincent and Dickson introduce the obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, ... Vincent and Dickson introduce the obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, one of the most successful parasites on earth. 
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 HD  TWiP #11 - One times three millionVincent and Dickson continue their discussion of malaria, with emphasis ... Vincent and Dickson continue their discussion of malaria, with emphasis on clinical aspects of the disease. 
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 HD  TWiP #10 - Plasmodium life cycleVincent and Dickson trace the life cycle of Plasmodium in ... Vincent and Dickson trace the life cycle of Plasmodium in a mosquito and in a human host. 
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 HD  TWiP #9 - Mala ariaVincent and Dickson move on to protozoan parasites with a ... Vincent and Dickson move on to protozoan parasites with a discussion of the early history of malaria. 
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 HD  TWiP #8 - Frog legs and parasite talesDickson reads his story about sparganosis caused by the diphyllobothroid ... Dickson reads his story about sparganosis caused by the diphyllobothroid tapeworm Spirometra mansonoides. 
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 HD  TWiP #7 - Tapeworms are fantastic!Vincent and Dickson continue their discourse on tapeworms, covering the ... Vincent and Dickson continue their discourse on tapeworms, covering the fish and dog varieties. 
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 HD  TWiP #6 - Tapeworms, the long and short of itVincent and Dick talk about the anatomy and life cycle ... Vincent and Dick talk about the anatomy and life cycle of beef and pork tapeworms, and why House was wrong about neurocysticercosis. 
