The NNN (Novy-MCNeal-Nicolle), medium is a common and world known medium for isolation of the agent of the genus Leishmania, that causes Leishmaniasis (cutaneous, mucocutaneous or visceral) . Culture of this organism in a suitable media give rise […]
Two methods, thick and thin blood smear microscopy are regarded as the “gold standard” for the diagnosis of malaria. Quantitative Buffy Coat is another direct and rapid test for diagnosis of malaria. It is based […]
Bacillary dysentery also known as shigellosis is a bacterial disease caused by a group of bacteria called Shigella spp. Other bacterial causes of dysentery are, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Enteroinvasive E.coli (EIEC), Enterohemrorrhagic E.coli (EHEC), Campylobacter spps, […]
Taeniasis 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 a worldwide distribution but incidence is higher in developing […]
Bleeding 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 chronic with only small amounts of blood being passed […]
Stool 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. Gastro-intestinal infestations (infections) by parasites (Protozoan/Helminthes) are primarily diagnosed […]
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 […]
Plasmodium 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 bites a susceptible person, a single bite is capable […]
A 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 be concentrated using centrifugation of blood collected in EDTA […]
In 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 partially right because: Sickle cell hemoglobin confers a survival […]
Principle 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 and rectum; however, the eggs are not normally found […]
Enterobius 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 socioeconomic status. School aged and pre-school aged children are […]
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