Parasitology for students and the rest of us
The last clinical case study presentation that I posted on my blog was related to ticks so I thought I would follow-up with a crossword puzzle related to ticks. The answers to clues can be found in the blog as well as on my site link on ticks in the arthropod section. Please enjoy and …
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The following is the solution to the Babesia crossword puzzle. Thank you for all the positive comments. One astute person did however find an error in the crossword puzzle which I must own up to. Thanks for pointing it out. The error is for clue "16 Down" where the word "piroplasm" should have been "Apicomplexa" …
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Ixodes scapularies female not engorged with mouthparts intact - image photo by W. Vientos The Diagnosis The patient in this case study was diagnosed with an acute Babesia microti infection. The smear was diagnostic for the piroplasm. The presence of a maltese cross arrangement of the organisms in one of the red cells in the …
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