Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin

The doctors TWiP solve the case of the Woman with White Worms, and explain the role of a secreted growth factor from a carcinogenic parasite in wound healing and angiogenesis.

Links for this episode:

• Wound healing growth factor from carcinogenic parasite (PLoS Path)
• Opisthorchis (CDC)
• Opisthorchis life cycle (CDC)
• Image credit
• Letters read on TWiP 101

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Ramon - Ancient Rome was infested with parasites

Case study for TWiP 101

This week's case involves an uncommon parasite. Young girl,

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