RHRavin Hewageinblog.hewage.me路Nov 7, 2024 路 2 min readWhat is Hymenolepiasis?There are two types of tapeworms that causes this disease. Hymenolepis nana Hymenolepis dimunata 馃挕 Hymenolepis nana is the smallest cestode known to infect man but in Sri Lanka the title goes to Bartiella struderi. H. nana is also the commonest...00
RHRavin Hewageinblog.hewage.me路Nov 7, 2024 路 2 min readEchinococosisEchinococcosis is a zoonotic disease caused by larval stages of the dog tapeworm. The definitive natural host of this tapeworm is dogs but the disease occurs when humans become the accidental host of the Echinococcus granuloses larval stage. In the ...00
RHRavin Hewageinblog.hewage.me路Nov 7, 2024 路 5 min readCestodes Short NoteThere are 2 main types of cestodes. Platyhelminthes Nemathelminths Platyhelminthes This group consists of flat worms that does not have a body cavity. This group has 2 main sub-groups Trematoda - Flukes Cestode - Tapeworms Cestode These are f...00
RHRavin Hewageinblog.hewage.me路Feb 12, 2022 路 1 min readWriting blog posts for learning objectives"Best way to remember stuff is to try to explain/ teach them to other people" Can't remember who said this lol. So here I am. Drowning in work trying to explain stuff to people on the internet about things in the learning outcomes slide I get on e...00
RHRavin Hewageinblog.hewage.me路Jan 23, 2022 路 3 min readHow Anki's Algorithm WorksAnki is a flashcard program I heavily use for work. To me, the default settings provided by Anki are not optimal for studying medicine so I spent a lot of time wandering around the internet and getting my feet wet with different setting combinations ...00
