Standing In The Spotlight

The Lost In PreMed Podcast
"Standing In The Spotlight"
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MAIN TOPIC: An Interview With PreMedLife Magazine Student Spotlight Nominee

Medical Term of the Day: Trichinosis Vs Trichomonas

~ Trichomonas: An STD caused by a parasite

            ~ One of the most common curable STDs

            ~ 70% of the people with this disease have no symptoms

            ~ More common in women then men

~Trichinosis: A parasitic disease acquired from eating raw/undercooked pork

            ~ Pig MUST have parasite for transmission to occur

            ~ Parasite can burrow into human flesh/muscle/brain to lay eggs

                        ~ Once eggs hatch they calcify and the body can’t reabsorb them

            ~ Can be treated with proper medications (Mintezol and Vermox)

Pt with a right knee x-ray that had an incidental finding of encysted larva eggs from Trichinosis

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