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𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟳: The 52nd volume of the journal “Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde” is released, and in it, a series of articles showing the remarkable effect of a new drug, Praziquantel, in treating cestode & trematode infections, including #Schistosoma mansoni. #schistosomiasis 
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#idboardreview 25 F w/ gross hematuria x 1 mo. Previous remote travel to Kenya & swimming in fresh water lake +eosinophilia, thickening of bladder. Sandy patches appearance in cystoscopy. #IDtwitter #idmeded #meded
Morbidity caused by #schistosome infections is induced by host reaction to eggs of Schistosoma rather than by adult worm itself. Hematuria is classic symptom of urogenital schistosomiasis & often w/urinary frequency, burning micturition, and suprapubic pain or discomfort
So we begin #ParasitesOnline21 today with C.A. Wright Medal 2020 winner, Prof Sarah Reece (@ReeceLab), who is telling us about "The private life of #malaria parasites: Strategies for survival & reproduction." #Parasitology
Prof Reece describes how the #malaria parasite regulates gametocyte sex ratio; highest number of offspring depends in female gametocyte number; the highest proportion of matings depends on male gametocyte number: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #ParasitesOnline21
For optimal #malaria gametocyte ratio, there needs to be plasticity in the gametocyte conversion rate. The @ReeceLab has investigated environmental factors that may influence this rate, such as in ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P… #ParasitesOnline21
#idboardreview 25 M from Madagascar 🇲🇬 swam all life in freshwater lakes presents w/ 1wk fever, pleuritic chest pain, hemoptysis, hypoxia. CT chest shown s/p lobectomy +tissue necrosis. CT pelvis:bladder wall calcification. Diagnosis? #medEd #idmedEd #IDTwitter
#Schistosomiasis #haematobium helminthic infect 235 million people globally w/ 200k deaths annually
2 major #Schistosoma species in Africa S. mansoni (GI) & S. haematobium (GU). Both species are endemic to Madagascar, where S. mansoni in eastern, central, southern regions & S. haematobium predominant in northwest & west coast. Both species coexist in certain irrigated regions
#idboardreview 20 M immigrant from North Africa had routine screening O&P stool exam. Stool wet mount is shown. Diagnosis? #medEd #idmedEd #IDtwitter
Prominent lateral spine #mansoni cdc.gov/dpdx/monthlyca…
#idboardreview 40 M travel to Uganda, Kenya & Tanzania, swam/rafted in Nile & Lake Victoria presents w/ 5d of headache, now w/ seizure, took all travel vaccine/prophylaxis, ate cooked meals, no eosinophilia, CXRneg, LPneg. diagnosis? #medEd #idmedEd
