Lab Practical Final - Eukaryotic PICS Flashcards

Giardia lamblia cyst on left, trophozoite on the right

Giardia lamblia

Anopheles mosquito; malaria

Plasmodium falcuparum malaria parasites inside blood cells

Plasmodium malaria ring stage

Naegleria fowleri

Naegleria fowleri stages

Triatomine bug (trypanosoma cruzi)

Trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease)

Toxoplasma gondii (toxoplasmosis)

Toxoplasma gondii

Trichomonas vaginalis (trichomoniasis)

Trophozoites in trichomonas vaginalis (trichomoniasis)

Trophozoites in trichomonas vaginalis (trichomoniasis)
Scolex:
Suckers:
Proglottids:

Taenia species
Scolex = “head”
Suckers = darker part of scolex
Proglottids = bottom part; eggs

Proglottids (eggs) in taenia species

Toxicara canis or T. cati (toxocariasis)

Toxicara species stages

OLM: ocular larva migrans
Toxicariasis

VLM: visceral larva migrans
Toxocariasis