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abopercular end Adult Worms amastigotes amebae appearance blood films central cestode characteristic chromatin chromatoid bodies Classification coli contain cruzi Cycle cyst stage cysts cytoplasm cytostome Demonstration Diagnosis Diagnostic Problems differentiated Disease eggs in feces Entamoeba erythrocytes falciparum feces female flagellates flukes frequently gametocytes Geographic Distribution Giemsa-stained Giemsa's glycogen granules Helminth hematoxylin hepatica histolytica hominis hookworm human infections ingestion intermediate hosts karyosome large numbers larvae Leishmania liver Location in Host macrogametocyte magnification malariae mature cysts measure microfilariae Morphology nana nematode nuclei occur oncosphere oocysts operculum organisms oval parasite passed in feces peripheral chromatin pigment Plate posterior end proglottids Protozoa red blood cells Sarcocystis schizonts scolex seen semiclarum shape sheath shell small intestine species Stain Figures stained fecal smears Strongyloides Taenia tail tapeworm thick blood films timori tions tissue trematode trichrome trophozoites Trophozoites and Cysts trypomastigotes typical unembryonated unstained usually vacuolated visible vivax wet mount preparations µm long µm wide