I forgot to mention that the other day, I was able to use my parasitology gifts to help someone. A friend consulted me about a friend of hers who had returned from traveling in the Middle East, and had some sort of infection. It had been diagnosed as Blastocystis hominis, but was resistant to treatment, and was manifesting itself in an unusual way.
Now, I am not officially a parasitologist, but I was able to take the information I was given, do some research, and draw some conclusions about what was going on, and what should be the best course of action. Blastocystis hominis often follows a typical pattern of infection, so it wasn't too hard. But it made me feel good to be useful, in even a small way.
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