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Page numbers followed by “f” indicate figures, “t” indicate tables, and “b” indicate boxes.
A
Acanthamoeba
keratitis, 70b
diagnosis, 30
name, reference, 71b
Acanthamoeba species, 68b
clinical symptoms, 70
cysts, 69b
characteristics, 69t
cytoplasm/vacuoles, 69f
illustration, 69f
diagnosis, reasons, 71b
epidemiology, 70b
granulomatous amebic encephalitis,
70b
human acquisition, 71b
identification, 70t
infections, 72b
prevention, 72b
laboratory diagnosis, 69b
life cycle notes, 69b-70b
morphology, 68
prevention/control, 71b
treatment, 70b-71b
trends, 71b
trophozoites, 68b-69b
acanthopodia, presence, 68f
characteristics, 68t
Acanthamoeba spp.
laboratory techniques, 44
presence, 29
Acanthopodia, presence, 68f
Adult body louse, 313f
Adult bugs, features, 316t
Adult fleas, 309f
features, 309t
Adult flies, 310f
features, 310t
speciation, 311t
Adult lice, features, 313t
Adult mites, 303f
features, 304t
Adult mosquitoes
features, 315t
illustration, 315f
speciation, 311t
Adult scorpion, 307f
Adult spiders, 305f
features, 306t
Adult worms, 223-224
nematoda form, 190
African sleeping sickness, 29
Alternative single-vial systems, 19
Amastigotes, 106-107
characteristics, 107t
illustration, 107f
Leishmania spp., illustration, 107f
Amebas
case study, 42b-43b
classification, 45-72
clinical symptoms, 44-45
focus, 43-72
form, 43
iodine wet preparation, usage, 44
laboratory diagnosis, 44
techniques, alternatives, 44
life cycle, 43-44
notes, 43-44
morphology, 43-44
organism size, determination, 44
parasite classification, 45f
pathogenesis, 44-45
permanent smear procedures, 44
saline wet preparation, usage, 44
transformation, 44b
Amebic cysts, white blood cells
(differentiation), 287b
Amebic trophozoites
epithelial cells, comparison, 290
presence, 44
Ameboid trophozoites, Naegleria
fowleri, 65b
Anaphylactic shock, 242
Ancylostoma duodenale, 202b
adult female, 204f
adult hookworm, buccal cavity,
207b
adults, 204b-205b
asymptomatic hookworm infection,
206b
buccal capsule, 204f
clinical symptoms, 206
eggs, 202b-203b
illustration, 202f
epidemiology, 205b-206b
filariform larvae, 204b
hookworm
contraction process, 207b
disease, ancylostomiasis/
necatoriasis, 206b
laboratory diagnosis, 205b
life cycle notes, 205b
Ancylostoma duodenale (Continued)
morphology, 202
prevention/control, 206b
rhabditiform larvae, 203b-204b
treatment, 206b
trends, 206b-207b
Ancylostomiasis, 206b
Animal inoculation, 31
Animalia, arthropods, 10
Anopheles (malaria transmission),
133-134
Antibody detection, 32
endemic area, consideration,
32b
Antigen detection, 32
Antimalarial medication,
consideration, 143b
Antiparasitic medications, availability,
7-8
Apicomplexan parasites, genus
location, 152
Arthropods
animalia, 10
case study, 298b
characteristics, 298-299
classes, 300-318
classification, 300-318
breakdown, 301f
clinical symptoms, 299-300
focus, 298-318
hemocele, presence, 299b
humans, relationship, 299
infectious diseases/reactions,
319t
laboratory diagnosis, 299
life cycle notes, 298-299
morphology, 298-299
parasite classification, 11f
pathogenesis, 299-300
prevention/control, 300
skin location, 300b
treatment, 300
vector (insect vector), parasite
entry, 4
vertical transmission, occurrence,
300b
visibility, 299
Artifacts (confusers), 9
focus, 286-292
Ascariasis (roundworm infection),
201b
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