Dickson, Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Wife of a Guy with Cyclospora Diarrhea, and discuss the discovery of an intrinsic oscillator that drives the bloodstream stage cycle of the malaria parasite.
Hosts
Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin.
Links for This Episode
- Intrinsic oscillator in malaria parasite (Science).
- Malaria parasite has intrinsic clock (Science).
- Letters read on TWiP 185.
Case Study for TWiP 185
Seeing this type of case 1/week for last several weeks. 75 yo female, admitted with fever, body aches, cough, loose stool for 2 week, sodium 118. Sheltering in place in Long Island, some gardening, no travel. Blood testing detected low sodium. COVID-19 negative, no other symptoms. Blood work: wbc 2000; hematocrit 24; platelets 40; sodium 120s. Unremarkable physical exam. Lyme test negative; other tick borne diseases negative.
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Music by Ronald Jenkees.