This post was most recently updated on August 26th, 2019Taeniasis is the parasitic infection of humans caused by adult tapeworm species; i.e. Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), Taenia solium (pork tapeworm) or Taenia asiatica (Asian tapeworm). T. solium and T. saginata have […]
This post was most recently updated on May 13th, 2016Bleeding into the gastrointestinal tract may be profuse with the vomiting of blood (haematemesis) or the passage of blood through the rectum (melaena). When the bleeding is […]
This post was most recently updated on July 28th, 2016Stool is the most common specimen submitted to the diagnostic laboratory; the most commonly performed procedure in parasitology is the ova and parasite (O &P) examination. […]
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 was conferred to three scientist for their ground breaking researchwork on parasitic disease. This year Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was divided, one half jointly to […]
This post was most recently updated on August 26th, 2019Plasmodium Vivax (Malaria): Sporozoite Sprozoites has special predilection towards the salivary glands, so their concentration reach maximum in salivary ducts. When an infected female anopheles mosquito […]
This post was most recently updated on December 27th, 2015A buffy coat suspension is a concentrated leukocyte suspension. It contains most of the white blood cells and platelets from a whole blood sample. Blood stages can […]
This post was most recently updated on November 2nd, 2018In my undergraduate teaching class, one of the most common queries of student is; “People with sickle cell anemia is protected against malaria”? The above query is only […]
This post was most recently updated on August 26th, 2019Principle The clear-cellulose tape preparation is the most widely used procedure for the detection of human pinworm infections. Adult Enterobius vermicularis worms inhabit the large intestine […]
This post was most recently updated on August 26th, 2019Enterobius vermicularis also known as pinworm or threadworm or seatworm is a white roundworm parasite that has worldwide distribution. It affects persons of all ages and […]
This post was most recently updated on August 26th, 2019 For a complete laboratory diagnosis, microscopic examinations of Giemsa-stained touch preparations and cultures are recommended, as well as PCR and animal inoculation if available. Due […]
This post was most recently updated on August 26th, 2019Lymphatic Filariasis can be diagnosed clinically and through laboratory techniques. Demonstration of microfilarae in the peripheral blood Collection of blood specimen The microfilariae that cause lymphatic […]
Infectious agents, such as viruses and bacteria, are the causes of several common cancers. Infection with the bacterium Helicobacter pylori predisposes to gastric cancer. Chronic infection with HBV, HCV predisposes to hepatocellular carcinoma. In this […]
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