Parasitology Slides BIOLOGY 260 Lab Dr. B.M. Salameh Photo credits: CDC- DPDx
Amoebae (Sarcodina)
Flagellates
Ciliates, Sporozoa, others
Entamoeba histolytica Trophozoite with RBCs inside
Giardia lamblia (intestinalis) Cyst Trophozoite
Trichomonas vaginalis Trophozoite Trichomonas vaginalis
Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts
Plasmodium vivax (Malaria)
Toxoplasma gondii From cat From HIV patient
Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas’ 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) Scolex Proglottid 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