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Trypanosoma brucei gambiense,
120b
animal reservoir hosts, presence/
absence, 121b
cervical lymph nodes, enlargement,
121b
clinical symptoms, 120
epidemiology, 120b
laboratory diagnosis, 120b
life cycle notes, 120b
prevention/control, 121b
treatment, 121b
trends, 121b
West African (Gambian) sleeping
sickness, 120b-121b
Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense,
121b-122b
clinical symptoms, 122
diagnostic stage, 122b
epidemiology, 122b
laboratory diagnosis, 122b
life cycle notes, 122b
prevention/control, 122b
efforts, complication, 105
treatment, 122b
trypanosomal parasites, impact,
122b
Trypanosoma cruzi, 123b
C-shaped trypomastigote, blood
smear, 109f
Chagas’ disease, 124b
characteristics, 125b
clinical symptoms, 124
epidemiology, 123b
laboratory diagnosis, 123b
life cycle notes, 123b
NNN medium, usage, 29
prevention/control, 124b
specimen, detection, 125b
transmission, vector (identification),
125b
treatment, 124b
trends, 124b-125b
trypomastigote, characteristics,
109f
Trypanosoma rangeli, 125b
clinical symptoms, 125b
diagnostic testing methods, 126b
epidemiology, 125b
infection, description, 126b
laboratory diagnosis, 125b
life cycle notes, 125b
prevention/control, 126b
selection, 126b
treatment, 125b-126b
Trypanosoma spp.
parasite recovery, 27
trypomastigote stages, 29
Trypanosomal parasites, impact, 122b
Trypanosomiasis
diagnostic tests, 121b
historical perspective, 120-126
Trypomastigotes, 108
characteristics, 109t
illustration, 108f
U
Unfixed stool, saline/iodine (mixture),
21-22
Urethral specimens, 30
Urethritis, persistence, 99b
Urinary bladder veins, Schistosoma
species (location), 281b
Urine secretions, 30
V
Vaginal specimens, 30
Vaginitis, persistence, 99b
Vectors (transport carriers), 3
Vegetable cells, 288
Vegetable spirals, 288
helminth larvae, comparison, 288
characteristics, usage, 288b
Vertical transmission, 300
occurrence, 300b
Visceral leishmaniasis, 114b-115b
W
West African (Gambian) sleeping
sickness, 120b-121b
Wheatley modification, stain usage,
24
Wheatley trichrome, 24
Whipworm infection (trichuriasis),
196b-197b
White blood cells (WBCs), 287
amebic cysts, differentiation, 287b
presence, 287
Wright’s stain, usage (preference), 28
Wuchereria bancrofti, 225b
adults, 226b
asymptomatic patients, 226b
clinical symptoms, 226
diagnosis, specimen selection,
227b
epidemiology, 226b
laboratory diagnosis, 226b
life cycle notes, 226b
microfilariae, 225b-226b
characteristics, 226t
morphology, 225
prevention/control, 227b
preventive measure, strategy, 227b
sheath (presence), nuclei (absence),
225f
symptomatic bancroftian filariasis,
226b-227b
treatment, 227b
trends, 227b
Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaria
illustration, 225f
X
Xenodiagnosis, 31
Xenopsylla cheopis (Oriental rat flea),
microorganism (transmission),
310b
Y
Yeast, 289
appearance, 25t
characteristics, 289
Z
Zinc sulfate flotation techniques, 23