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MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY. ( PICTURE SECTION). Enterobius Vermicularis egg. The egg is approximately 25 x 60umin size It has a thin shell with flattened side. Adult tick. Carry lyme disease. Ascaris lumbricodes.
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MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY ( PICTURE SECTION)
EnterobiusVermicularis egg • The egg is approximately 25 x 60umin size • It has a thin shell with flattened side
Adult tick • Carry lyme disease
Ascarislumbricodes • The eggs are rounded and have a thick shell with external mamillated layer often stained brown.
Bilinus snail • Serves as intermediate host for schistosomiasis • Tropical freshwater snail
Fasciola hepatica • The eggs are large measuring 150um. • Has quite small opeculum
E.histolytica • Causes Amoebiasis • Cyst is 10 -15um in diameter • Matured cyst is quadrinucleated • Trophoziote has no fixed shape cos constantly changing ( contains RBCs,)
Trichomona Vaginalis • Do not have a cystic stage • Its pear shaped • Has an Axostyle running all throught the length of the trophozoite • They have a single nucleus a the anterior end.
Onchomelania snail • Freshwater snail • Is a vector for schistosomiasis and paragonimus • O. hupensis intermediate host for S. Japonicum