DEFINITION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PARASITOLOGY
Public health is a branch of medical sciences that primarily deals with the surveillance, control, detection and prevention of the emergence and spread of infectious […]
Parasitology
REASONS FOR THE HIGH FREQUENCY OF PARASITIC DISEASES IN THE TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL REGIONS
Most of these parasites are usually located and distributed in the tropical regions of the world because of some peculiar features of these areas. Typically […]
LIFE CYCLE OF MOSQUITO
Mosquito species including those of Anopheles carry out effective breeding and survival in freshwaters (i.e. waters with low salinity) than in salt waters (i.e. waters […]
LEISHMANIASIS
Leishmaniasis is the parasitic disease caused by the protozoal organism, Leishmania. The disease affects the skin, spleen and the liver, and it is usually characterized […]
GIARDIASIS
Giardiasis is a water-borne protozoal diarrheal-disease that is cause by parasites in the genus Giardia. The disease is a common intestinal infection which is usually […]
ECHINOCOCCOSIS (HYDATIDOSIS, OR HYDATID DISEASE)
BIOLOGY AND CAUSATIVE AGENTS OF ECHINOCOCOCCUS Human echinococcosis (hydatidosis, or hydatid disease) is caused by the larval stages of cestodes (tapeworms) of the genus Echinococcus. […]
PROCESS OF KILLING OR INHIBITING MICROBIAL GROWTH
Several techniques abound for the killing and/or inhibition of the growth of microorganisms. These courses of action are usually undertaken in vitro or in vivo […]
DRACUNCULIASIS
Dracunculiasis is a crippling parasitic disease that is caused by a tissue nematode (roundworm) which is usually found in the subcutaneous tissue of infected humans. […]
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 […]
World Federation for Culture Collections (WFCC): Sources of pure strains of microorganisms around the world
S/No. Culture Collection Full Name Country/Region 1 AHU AHU Culture Collection Japan 2 ATCC American Type Culture Collection U.S.A. 3 BCRC Bioresource Collection and Research […]
MUTAGENESIS
Mutagenesis is the careful alteration of the genetic information of an organism’s genome in such a way that it will result in a mutation. It […]