Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

The following tiny organisms (10 microns in length) were identified from skin scrapings in a patient with possible scabies. Identification?...

I think Ian said it best with the following: "DEMODEX!!! follicle mite" This was a tricky case since the follicle mite is rarely s...

Sometimes, we at Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites think it is better not to know what's in your food: Click Here for the New York Tim...

The following microscopic organisms were identified in water from a large African lake. They measure between 100-150 microns in length. Ma...

Great answers to this week's case! All were correct: "I think these itchy creatures are Schistosome cercaria - probably S. mansoni...

The following object was removed from the common bile duct during endoscopy. It is approximately 20 mm in length. Identification?

Clonorchis sinensis (a.k.a. Oriental liver fluke) adult fluke. Congratulations to everyone who wrote in with the correct answer! The keys to...

Live from New York! Identification?

Answer: Cimex lectularis , the common bedbug. Seen in this movie is an adult, several nymphs, and a single egg (bottom left corner). Congra...

Shown is an iron-hematoxylin stain of a concentrated fecal preparation. What are the organisms shown and what is the significance of findin...