Wednesday, 30 August 2017
Historical and Traditional Treatments for Guinea Worm Disease
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The female Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis , causes a burning, itching, excruciatingly painful blister on the skin of her human host. ...
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Tuesday, 1 August 2017
Amber Reveals Prehistoric Parasites Preserved in Blood
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Perhaps 20 million years ago, a pair of monkeys in what is today the Dominican Republic sat grooming each other. Somewhere nearby, possibly ...
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Thursday, 27 July 2017
Trypanosoma cruzi - A Parasite in the Blood Supply
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Blood donation is now infamous for transmitting infectious diseases: HIV/AIDS and hepatitis B and C are the best-known offenders and the bl...
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Wednesday, 26 April 2017
Parasite-Stress: An Unrecognized Obstacle to Social and Cultural Progress?
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Why are some people tolerant of others and some not, and what does it have to do with parasites? The prevailing mood in Canada at the moment...
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Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Pinworm – A Common Intestinal Worm
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Have you ever had a pinworm infection? Probably. Infecting 400 million people, pinworm is the most common nematode parasite of humans. I...
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