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Ascaris lumbricoides, 197b
adult female, 200f
adult male, 200f
adults, 198b
characteristics, 198t
asymptomatic patients, 201b
clinical symptoms, 201
contraction, method, 201b
corticated mature egg, 199f
decorticated egg, 199f
epidemiology, 201b
fertilized eggs, 197b-198b
characteristics, 198t
infection, 30
laboratory diagnosis, 198b-199b
life cycle notes, 199b-201b
mature egg, 199f
morphology, 197
outer mamilated albuminous
coating, absence, 202b
prevention/control, 201b
strategies, 207b
recovery, specimen selection, 202b
treatment, 201b
unfertilized eggs, 197b
characteristics, 198t
illustration, 198f
Asymptomatic carrier state
Balantidium coli, 164b
Dientamoeba fragilis, 90b
Entamoeba histolytica, 49b
Giardia lamblia (G. lamblia), 84b
Trichomonas vaginalis, 99b
Asymptomatic hookworm infection,
206b
Atypical interstitial plasma cell
pneumonia, 184b
B
Babesia divergens, 154b
clinical symptoms, 155b
epidemiology, 154b-155b
laboratory diagnosis, 154b
laboratory diagnostic procedures,
recommendation, 155b
life cycle notes, 154b
morphology, 154b
prevention/control, 155b
treatment, 155b
Babesia microti, 154b
infection location, 155b
Babesia species, 152-156
accidental human host, 153b
classification, 154-156
clinical symptoms, 153-154
historical perspective, 152
Babesia species (Continued)
laboratory diagnosis, 153
life cycle notes, 152-153
merozoite, 152b-153b
characteristics, 152t
morphological forms, 152-153
morphology, 152-153
parasite classification, 154f
pathogenesis, 153-154
recovery, specimen selection, 153b
trophozoite, 152b
characteristics, 152t
Babesia spp.
parasite recovery, 27
quantitation, 33
Babesiosis, 131
severity, 155b
Babesiosis, characterization, 154b
Background material
appearance, 25t
parasitic structures, appearance,
28t
Balantidiasis, 164b-165b
Balantidium coli, 162b
asymptomatic carrier state, 164b
clinical symptoms, 164
comparison, 165b
cysts, 163b-164b
characteristics, 163t
epidemiology, 164b
infection, prognosis (factors),
165b
laboratory diagnosis, 164b
life cycle
comparison, 165b
notes, 164b
morphology, 162
prevention/control, 165b
stained cyst/troph, structure
(visibility), 165b
treatment, 165b
trends, 165b
trophozoite, 162b-163b
characteristics, 163t
illustration, 161f
Beef tapeworm infection (taeniasis),
245b
Benign tertian malaria, 139b
Bilharziasis, 280b
Biopsy specimens, 29-30
Black water fever, 150b
description, 151b
Blastocystis hominis, 172b
clinical symptoms, 174
responsibility, 174b
epidemiology, 173b-174b
Blastocystis hominis (Continued)
identification, screening method,
174b
infection, 174b
laboratory diagnosis, 173b
life cycle notes, 173b
morphology, 172b-173b
prevention/control, 174b
quantitation, 33
spread, prevention, 174b
treatment, 174b
trends, 174b
vacuolated forms, 173b
characteristics, 173t
illustration, 166f, 168f
Blood, 27-29
buffy coat slides, 29
collection, 27-28
timing, variation, 28
cultures, 29
films, smears, 134
handling, 27-28
Knott technique, 29
parasites (detection), Giemsa stain
preference (identification), 31b
processing, 28-29
permanent stains, usage, 28
thick/thin smears, usage, 28
sample, Loa loa recovery (timing),
231b
specimen collection,
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
(usage), 27-28
Blood-dwelling trematodes, 267
Body
disease processes, 7
infection, parasites (impact), 3
infestation, parasites (impact), 3
Naegleria fowleri ameboid
trophozoites (entry), 68b
Broad fish tapeworm infection
(diphyllobothriasis), 255b-256b
Brugia malayi, 227b
adults, 228b
characteristic, contrast, 229b
clinical symptoms, 229
epidemiology, 228b-229b
laboratory diagnosis, 228b
life cycle notes, 228b
Malayan filariasis, 229b
microfilariae, 229b
characteristics, 228t
illustration, 228f
sheath/nuclei, illustration, 228f
morphology, 227
prevention/control, 229b