Hydatid Disease (Part V), wherein we finally explain why it makes you sick.
It takes years for symptoms to show up. Oh, but when they do.... The Liver The growing cyst puts pressure on the liver, producing...
Hydatid Disease (Part IV)
The larval form of E. granulosus manifests itself as a cyst, called a hydatid cyst. The cyst is actually not a single larva, but a fluid...
Hydatid Disease (Part III)
Above is the life cycle of E. granulosus. Life is fine for all concerned if the pattern follows the red lines, However, if there's the...
Rabid: 9 years gone and things are worse
For about nine years now, I have been traveling to Baltimore on a semi-annual basis. I go to the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public...
Hydatid Disease (Part II) : How a tiny tapeworm larva makes you wicked sick (Gross picture alert)
Let's go back to the life cycle of Echinococcus granulosus, the cestode (tapeworm) that causes hydatid disease. (There are two types of...
Hydatid Disease in Ayacucho, Peru: Our next project. Part I (Gross picture alert)
This is a photomicrograph of an adult tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus. It is tiny, only 3-6 mm long. However, it can cause a world of...
Building Veterinary Capacity in Haiti
This past winter, I went to Haiti under the auspices of the Christian Veterinary Mission. (Yes, I realize that that might seem odd, but...
Zika Virus (and On Point Radio)
Zika virus causes a flu-like illness in 1/3 of those infected. However, when a pregnant woman is bitten it may cause microencephaly in...
My End of Year Giving, Part III--Congregation B'nai Jacob, Charleston WV
Although PAZ is a completely secular organization, I am nevertheless enthusiastically donating to this synagogue. I once had 50 relatives...
My End of the Year Giving
YOU MAY have noticed from my last post that for my personal giving that I am not restricting my donations to PAZ-related causes. That's...
