Month: July 2024

Parasitology

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Parasites are usually macroscopic organisms of various genera that infect man, animals and plants, However, our interest in this chapter is on human parasites. The process of examination of clinical specimens for parasites begins with parasite specimen collection. Again, two types of specimens are generally examined. These are fresh specimens and preserved specimens. FRESH SPECIMEN … Read more

Detection And Enumeration Of Microorganisms

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Detection of Animal Viruses  The presence of viruses in an animal or plant is recognised by the manifestation of some abnormality in whole organisms or host cells. In whole organisms the manifestation of the presence of a virus varies from inapparent infections which may only be detected by the formation of antibodies or by the … Read more