Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by several species of genus Leishmania (protozoa) and transmitted by the bite of sandflies. Sandflies are primarily infected by animal reservoirs, but...
Category: Parasitology
Malaria is one of the most common infectious diseases and one of the leading causes of death. It is caused primarily by four plasmodia: Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium malariae, and...
Plasmodium spp possesses a life cycle that shows an alternation of generation accompanied by an alternation of the host. Man represents the intermediate host of the malarial parasite, i.e., the...
The direct microscopic visualization of the malarial parasite on the thick and/or thin blood smears has been the "gold standard" for malaria diagnosis. Preparation of Thick and Thin Blood...