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TWiP 11: One times three million

2 June 2010 by Vincent Racaniello

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

On episode 11 of the podcast “This Week in Parasitism”, Vincent and Dickson continue their discussion of malaria, with emphasis on clinical aspects of the disease.

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Links for this episode:

  • The quest for a malaria vaccine (Meet the Scientist 49)
  • Science issue on malaria and tuberculosis
  • Malaria pathogenesis (pdf)
  • Malaria pathogenesis (jpg)
  • Letters read on TWiP 11

Download TWiP #11 (63 MB .mp3, 87 minutes)

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Filed Under: This Week in Parasitism Tagged With: life cycle, malaria, merozoite, mosquito, parasite, parasitic, parasitism, pathogenesis, sporozoite, twip

TWiP 10: Plasmodium life cycle

20 May 2010 by Vincent Racaniello

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

On episode 10 of the podcast “This Week in Parasitism”, Vincent and Dickson trace the life cycle of Plasmodium in a mosquito and in a human host.

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Links for this episode:

  • Mosquito cycle – sporogany (jpg)
  • Plasmodium falciparum cycle (jpg)
  • Plasmodium vivax cycle (jpg)
  • Plasmodium falciparum ring forms and gametocytes in blood (jpg)
  • Plasmodium stages (jpg)
  • Letters read on TWiP 10

Download TWiP #10 (62 MB .mp3, 86 minutes)

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Send your questions and comments to twip@microbe.tv

Filed Under: This Week in Parasitism Tagged With: falciparum, malaria, merozoite, mosquito, ovale, parasite, parasitism, plasmodium, sporozoite, twip, vivax

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