Schistosoma japonicum
Introduction
Schistosoma japonicum is found in China, Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia. It causes disease of the bowel with the eggs being passed out in the feces.
It differs ...
Hookworm by scanning electron micrograph (SEM)
Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of the parasitic nematode worm Ancylostoma ceylanicum (Hook Worm) .
Hookworms live in the intestines of their host. The ...
Chilomastix mesnili
Introduction
Chilomastix mesnili is cosmopolitan in distribution although found more frequently in warm climates. It is thought to be non-pathogenic although the trophozoite has been ...
Trichuris trichiura
Introduction
Trichuris trichiura, more commonly known as the Whip Worm, due to the whip-like form of the body. These nematodes are most commonly seen in tropical climates and in areas ...
Capillaria Philippinensis
Introduction
Intestinal capillariasis was first observed in the Philippines in 1962 and since then it has been noted, although less frequently in Thailand, with scattered reports from ...
Flotation Technique for Fecal Parasite Concentration Methods
This technique is predominantly used in parasitology laboratories. By exploiting the density of the parasites, particularly eggs, it allows the parasites to float to the top of a dense ...
Blastocystis hominis
Introduction
B. hominis is an inhabitant of the human intestinal tract. It is capable of both sexual and asexual reproduction by binary fission and of pseudopod extension and retraction.
Morphology
The ...
Iodamoeba bütschlii
Introduction
Iodamoeba bütschlii is a non-pathogenic amoeba with world wide distribution although not as common as E. coli or E. nana. Its life cycle is similar to that of E. histolytica ...
Toxoplasma gondii
Introduction
Toxoplasma gondii, the causative organism of toxoplasmosis, was first observed in 1927 in the gondi, a North African rodent. The first human case of toxoplasmosis was ...
Isospora belli in wet mount stool smear
Stool smear, wet mount preparation showing Isospora belli.
Oocysts are elongated ellipsoidal in shape, one sporoblast or two sporocysts appear inside.
Oocyst wall is thin and colorless, ...
Adult female scabies mite with egg
Adult female scabies mite with egg containing embryo within the epidermis.
Pneumocystis carini in special silver stain
Pneumocystis carinii in special silver stain of lung epithelium shows numerous small, disk-shaped organisms.
