Handbook of Medical Parasitology |
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adult worms Africa amoebae amoebiasis animals antibodies Ascaris asymptomatic bancrofti biopsy blood cavity cercariae Clinical Aspects cuticle cycle cyst cytoplasm Diagnosis diagnostic stage disease dogs dose drug eggs elongated encyst endemic endemic areas Entamoeba Entamoeba histolytica examination faeces falciparum female fever films genital Geographical Distribution Giemsa gland gravid hatches histolytica hookworms Human infection infective stage ingested intermediate host japonicum kinetoplast known large number larvae larval stage leishmaniasis lesion liver mainly malaria male mansoni mature Mebendazole membrane merozoites method mg/kg body weight microfilariae microscope migration miracidium mosquito muscle nematode nucleus occurs oocysts operculum parasite patient penetrates posterior Praziquantel Prevention and Control produce proglottids protozoa pyrimethamine red cells redia Sarcocystis schizonts scolex seen segment showing skin slide small intestine smear snail species sporocysts sporozoites stage larva stain sucker symptoms thick Ticks tissues Toxoplasma Treatment trematode trophozoite trypanosomes uterus vector ventral vivax