Wednesday, November 11, 2009


Maggot- Musca domestica.

Fly head- Musca domestica.

Argas.

Pulex (flea)

Dermacentor.

Cimex lectularius.

Xenopsylla cheopis.

Pediculus humanus humanus.

Pediculus humanus capitis.

Lice eggs.

Phthirus pubis.

Phthirus pubis eggs.

S. scabiei.

S. scabiei in tissue.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009


Microfilariae- nonspecific.

Onchocerca volvulus cross sections in tissue.

Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae in tumor sample (not actual tissue cross section).

Strongyloides stercoralis larva in stool.


Trichinella spiralis nurse cell-larva complex.

Strongyloides stercoralis in tissue (adult)

Strongyloides stercoralis rhabitiform larva (don't have to distinguish between larval forms) probably in feces.

Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaria in blood.

Strongyloides stercoralis free living. (10x)

Strongyloides stercoralis parasitic female.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009



Some big, big, BIG parasites....

T. trichiura egg.

T. trichiura male

Hookworm egg.

Necator americanus- no teeth, cutting plates.

Necator americanus male (copulatory bursa)

Ancylostoma caninum (6 teeth)

Ancylostoma duodenale (4 teeth)

Mamillated Ascaris egg.

Male Ascaris cross section.

Female Ascaris cross section.

Ascaris larval cross section in lung tissue.

E. vermicularis eggs.

E. vermicularis in tissue. Note "lateral alae"

E. vermicularis female tail with eggs inside.