Parasitology SlidesBIOLOGY 260 LabDr. B.M. Salameh
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Amoebae (Sarcodina)
Ciliates, Sporozoa, others
Entamoeba histolytica
Trophozoite with RBCs inside
Giardia lamblia (intestinalis)
Cyst
Trophozoite
Trichomonas vaginalisTrophozoite
Cryptosporidium parvum
Oocysts
Plasmodium vivax (Malaria)
Toxoplasma gondii
From cat
From HIV patient
Trypanosoma cruziChagas’ Disease
Triatoma infestans“kissing” or “assassin” Bug
Helminth Eggs (Comparative sizes)
Trematode (Flatworm) Eggs
Nematode and Cestode Eggs
Proglottids and Scoleces
Ascaris lumbricoides (Roundworm)
Ascaris egg
Ascaris adult
Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm = itchy butt)
Eggs
Necator americanus(Hookworm)
Larvae
Egg
Schistosoma japonicum(Blood fluke)
Egg
Paragonimus westermani(Oriental lung fluke)
Egg
Taenia solium(Pork tapeworm)
Proglottid
Scolex
Egg
Diphyllobothrium latum(Broad fish tapeworm)
Proglottids
Egg
Echinococcus granulosus(Hydatid tapeworm)
Hydatid sand
Adult worm
Hydatid cyst in liver
Triatoma infestans(Assassin or Kissing bug)
Adult T. cruzi