Out of the various diseases which are caused by mosquito, the malaria is the most common and well known disease in our country. This disease is caused by a protozoan endoparasite known as Plasmodium. The genus Plasmodium includes all the blood parasitic protozoa causing a febrile disease known as malaria. P. vivax causes a special type of malaria fever known [...]
In this article we will discuss about the classification of parasites. i. Ectoparasite: They are the ones who live on the surface of the body of the host. Example: Head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis), blood sucking fleas, flies, lice, mites etc. ii. Endoparasite: They are the ones who live in the interior of the body of the host in the [...]
In this article we will discuss about: 1. Symptoms and Pathogenesis of Amoebic Dysentery or Amoebiasis 2. Prophylaxis (Prevention) and Treatment of Amoebic Dysentery. Symptoms and Pathogenesis of Amoebic Dysentery or Amoebiasis: Generally E. histolytica lives in the lumen of large intestine of man as harmless minute forms. The trophozoite stage of this parasite penetrate mucosa and submucosa and here [...]