ANTI-PROTOZOAL AGENTS: Brief summary
Parasites or protozoa share cell homology with human cells because both are eukaryotic cells. The similarity in their cellular structures has limited the number of […]
Parasitology
CYCLOSPORIASIS: Biology, Pathogenesis, Detection, Control, Treatment & Prevention
Cyclosporiasis is a persistent diarrheal parasitic disease that is acquired through the consumption of food and water contaminated with feaces of man and other animals […]
CLINICAL PRESENTATION, PATHOGENESIS, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF AMEBIASIS
Amebiasis (amebic dysentery) is a parasitic disease that is characterized by abscesses in the liver and ulcers in the intestines. The disease occurs worldwide, and […]
CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE, PATHOGENESIS AND CONTROL OF TAENIASIS IN HUMAN POPULATION
Taeniasis is a parasitic infection of the small intestines of humans, and it is caused by a range of parasites generally known as tapeworms. The […]
BIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS AND CLINICAL SYMPTOMS OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS
Schistosomiasis (blood-fluke infection) is a tropical disease that mainly affects the urinary and intestinal tracts of people living in poor rural communities of both tropical […]
Public health risks of (dirty) currency notes
Currency notes (including paper notes and coins) are legal tenders used for various business transactions in the market place, offices, schools, hospitalsand in our daily […]
AMERICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS (CHAGAS DISEASE)
American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease) is a protozoal disease caused by certain species of Trypanosoma parasites restricted to the Americas. It is different from African trypanosomiasis […]
FTA (Flinders Technology Association) CARDS
The acronym FTA stands for “Flinders Technology Association”. FTA CARDS are chemically treated Whatman filter papers that are designed for the collection, preservation and shipment […]
AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS (SLEEPING SICKNESS)
African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)is a protozoal disease that is caused by a complex or group of parasites in the genus Trypanosoma. Sleeping sickness occurs in […]
TOXOPLASMOSIS (caused by Toxoplasma gondii)
Toxoplasmosis is a protozoan (parasitic) disease which occurs in both humans and animals. It affects many cell types in its host’s body. Toxoplasmosis is an […]