User talk:Tracy

Chatting in the wiki

Tracy, if you want to talk to another wiki User (editor), like I'm talking to you here now, go to the list of users (http://helminthictherapywiki.org/wiki/index.php/Special:ListUsers) and click on "talk" beside that User's name. This will open their "talk" page. Write your message in the blank space on the page and then add 4 tildes (~) which the software will replace with your user name once you hit the "Save page" button at the bottom. The message will then be sent to whatever email address that User signed up with.

This communication method will allow you to talk directly to Alana, for example, about her two incubation protocols in the wiki, or to any other User about any other wiki matter! How cool is that?

To make a change to any wiki page, just click on the "Edit" button at the top right of the page, and hit "Save page" when you're done - or "Show preview" if you want to check any details before saving. You'll soon get the hang of it! John (talk) 03:18, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi John, My first attempt at communicating through "talk."

It might be worth bookmarking the list of Users: http://helminthictherapywiki.org/wiki/index.php/Special:ListUsers This will give you access to all the others.

And now you can ask Alana about her incubation protocols. Here's her Talk page: http://helminthictherapywiki.org/wiki/index.php/User_talk:Alana As you'll see, I've alerted her to the fact that you'll be getting in touch! John (talk) 14:57, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

Thank you, John! I left a message with Alana. Fingers crossed.

Editing MediaWiki markup

Here are some references to help you with editing the wiki. The Cheatsheet covers most of the things you're likely to need, and you may be able to find examples of things you want on other pages on the site. If you hit a problem with the markup, just message me on my Talk page: http://helminthictherapywiki.org/wiki/index.php/User_talk:John

Cheatsheet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet
The simplest possible guide to writing MediaWiki: https://www.sjbaker.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_simplest_possible_guide_to_writing_MediaWiki
The Missing Manual: Editing for the first time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikipedia:_The_Missing_Manual/Editing,_creating,_and_maintaining_articles/Editing_for_the_first_time
Help:Formatting: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting
Links: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links
Lists: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Lists
Images: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images
Citations: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite
Quote box: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/131049/whats-the-easiest-way-to-add-a-quote-box-to-mediawiki
Tables: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables

John (talk) 22:59, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

Hookworm Culturing before TTO

Hi Tracy,

Earlier you asked about the advisability of skipping the hookworm culturing step, and I didn't see any likely problems with that. After thinking about this I thought I should add a few comments.

The NA eggs should hatch within about 24 hours into stage 1 larvae. These aren't infectious, and it should take 5 days before there could be any stage 3 infectious larvae in the stool. The worst case scenario I can imagine would be if the larvae in the Sheather's solution could somehow survive eating stool in that mixture while floating to the top of it, so you transferred them along with the eggs you were cleaning. Then by day 5 they had molted into infectious stage 3 larvae. Then when you are handling the materials you accidentally get a large infection. When I write this down it all sounds very implausible, but whenever you change something there's always at least the theoretical possibility something unexpected could happen. I don't know if stage 1,2,or 3 larvae will float in Sheather's, and I don't imagine they can survive under those conditions, but I've never tested any of this. Alana (talk) 19:30, 15 October 2017 (UTC)

Hi Alana,

After reading this I understand the variables and possible issue. It's easy enough to incubate the material for NA and ensure that the NA don't make it into the TTO product. Thank you for your input. Better safe than sorry! Tracy (talk) 13:44, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

A helminth that lives in the small intestine. Necator americanus (NA) is the only hookworm species used in helminthic therapy. Its microscopic larvae are applied periodically to the skin.

the ova (eggs) of the human whipworm, Trichuris trichiura

A helminth that lives in the small intestine. Necator americanus (NA) is the only hookworm species used in helminthic therapy. Its microscopic larvae are applied periodically to the skin.

the human hookworm, Necator americanus

The active immature form of an insect, or an animal such as a helminth, which develops from an egg and eventually transforms again into its adult state.