TWiP 98: Resistance is not futile
The TWiP-lets reveal\xa0Balamuthia\xa0infection in the Children from Peru, and discuss resistance to pyrethroids revealed by RNA sequencing of\xa0Anopheles\xa0mosquitoes.
\nHosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\xa0Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin
\nLinks for this episode:\n- \n
- Balamuthia\xa0(CDC) \n
- Pyrethroid\xa0resistance\xa0in\xa0Anopheles\xa0(Parasit Vectors) \n
- Voltage-gated\xa0sodium channels \n
- Pyrethroid\xa0(Wikipedia) \n
- Image credit \n
- Letters read\xa0on TWiP 98 \n
Case study for TWiP 98
\nThis week's case is a Professor clinician, teacher, researcher. \xa0In his 50s, he presents with lesion on big toe, anterior portion, tip, nodular. No surrounding redness, area is itchy. Has a small central black area the size of pencil tip, concerned because feels is getting larger over last week. Spooky. Travels, last in Brasil, had been for a few weeks, noticed toe issue a week after returned. Spent time on beach, but wore flip flops. Different types of beaches, crowded and not crowded. Went with wife. Healthy man, no prior medical problems.
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