Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

It's the first Monday of the month, and time for another great case by Idzi Potters and the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Be...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 814 : Toxocara sp. egg, most likely T. canis based on size. As noted by several readers, Toxocara eg...

This week's case was donated by Heather Morris, the parasitology lead in my laboratory. We received the following objects for identifica...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 813 : tapeworm proglottids; gross morphology consistent with Taenia species.  Thank you all for shar...

This week's case features two ~1 cm long tan-white worms removed from the terminal ileum during routine colonoscopy. What is your identi...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 812 : Adult hookworms, male and female. As noted by Idzi Potters and Florida Fan, it's a bit har...

 This week's case was donated by Dr. Francesca (Frankie) Lee. The following images are from Gram-stained and wet prep slides of a BAL fr...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 811 : Strongyloides stercoralis L3 larvae; presentation consistent with hyperinfection.  As noted by...

This week's case features some immature insects submitted in a sterile collection cup with balled up tissues inside. The patient is a mi...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 810 : Pediculus humanus (head and body louse) nymphs As noted by Richard Pollack, these are Pediculu...