35. These eggs are passed in the feces and can be unsegmented or segmented before developing into the larval stage. This particular ovum does not provide a clear organism identification. What ovum is present? (Enlarged for detail, this is a single ovum)
Read Details6. A 7-year-old girl was at summer camp and dove into the lake many times. She complained that water went up her nose a few times. Several days later she is unresponsive and comatose. She was rushed to the hospital. A CSF fluid specimen was collected and several motile amoeba were observed. She is most likely suffering from an infection with the following parasite?
Read Details12. A 4-year-old boy attended day care 3 days per week. He was irritable, and his parents noticed that he had persistent perianal itching. A sticky paddle was pressed against the perianal region and sent to the laboratory for testing. The eggs microscopically observed would most likely have which one of the following morphologic features?
Read Details26. This particular parasite can be causes clinical disease that demonstrates as a cough, eosinophilia and respiratory abnormalities including expectoration of discolored sputum and chest radiographic abnormalities. It is contracted by ingesting raw or undercooked crabs or crayfish. This Trematode is:
Read Details4. The cyst on a trichrome stain is from a fecal sample of an asymptomatic patient. The cyst has no evident nuclear peripheral chromatin, a large karyosome, and coarsely granular cytoplasm containing an obvious glycogen vacuole. What would be the appropriate laboratory report?
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