A Guide to Human Parasitology: For Medical Practitioners |
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adult worm amastigote amoebae animals asexual bancrofti becomes infected blood films body breadth cavity cercariae cestodes cm in length containing coverslip cuticle cycle cysticercoid Cysticercus develop Diagnosis disease duct eggs encysted Entamoeba examination faeces falciparum female films flagellum fluid gametocytes genital pore genus Geographical distribution give rise gravid Habitat Helminths histolytica host Hymenolepis Infective larvae ingested intestine kinetoplast larvae Leishmania lesions liver malaria malaria parasites male mature measures membrane merozoites metacercariae microfilariae microscope migrate miracidium Morphological characters mosquito mucosa multiply muscles nematodes nucleus numbers objective occur ocular oesophagus oncosphere oöcyst organs oval ovary ovum parasites passed Pathogenicity peripheral blood plerocercoid posterior produced Protozoa rats red blood red cell rediae rhabditiform rupture saginata schistosomes schizogony schizont scolex segment skin slide snail solium species spirochaetes sporocyst stage stained swallowed Taenia tail tissues trematodes trophozoites tropical trypanosomes trypomastigotes tube unencysted usually uterus ventral sucker vivax