Danielle and Kristine learn how to survive parasites, and the wonderful Laura Mannino joins us to share her experiences with failure in Hollywood.
In this week's episode, we got into appetite-suppressing territory with a deep dive into How to Survive Parasites.
Kristine got some fun information from medicalnewstoday.com. (https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/human-parasites)
For more details on toxoplasmosis, the mayo clinic's (https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/toxoplasmosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20356249#:~:text=Toxoplasmosis%20(tok%2Dso%2Dplaz,parasite%20do%20not%20have%20symptoms.) got you covered.
Got Pinworms? This is the medicine (https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/reeses-pinworm-medicine-suspension/ID=prod352717-product?ext=gooFY23_GOO_RET_RETAILDEMANDGEN_Performance+Max+-+Health+Care_REV_SRC_PMAX_PMAX_NA_PMAX_ENG__pla_local&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=Cj0KCQiAtICdBhCLARIsALUBFcEfnAw6Z_oqSTw99PdRW_VleM_Ha4Ku7BVD_jHxT6c1YB-__MAs7fkaAsuqEALw_wcB) you need. I recommend mixing it with a few spoonfuls of orange juice to make it less disgusting. Get ready to wash everything in your house and cry a little.
Here's some information (https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/ascariasis/index.html) on Ascaris.
Elephantiasis (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/lymphatic-filariasis) (aka lymphatic filariasis) is dark stuff. You can look at images (https://www.google.com/search?q=Elephantiasis+images&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi6htXbvYb8AhXFJEQIHRFbDFkQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1542&bih=728&dpr=1.8) if you want to see how devastating this disease truly is.
Dracunculiasis (http://%20https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracunculiasis) , also called Guinea-worm disease, is sure to haunt our nightmares for years to come. You can read about the efforts to eradicate this disease here. (https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/guineaworm/gwep.html)
For our heartwarming parasite story, we shared the story of a man who survived a tapeworm in his brain. (https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/sacramento-state-student-recovering-from-tapeworm-in-his-brain/)
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