Onchocerca Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Onchocerca and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| Which of the following parasites is not commonly found in the peripheral blood: | View Page |
| Thick Giemsa-stained smears are primarily used to screen for the presence of: | View Page |
| Thick Giemsa-stained smears are primarily used to screen for the presence of: | View Page |
| This suspicious form was recovered from a nodule biopsy. It measures 225 µm in length and lacks a sheath. | View Page |
| This suspicious form was found on a blood smear. | View Page |
| Which parasite listed below causes West African Sleeping Sickness? | View Page |
| Match each parasite name listed here with its corresponding picture. | View Page |
| Which of the following parasites is/are typically recovered in sputum samples? | View Page |
| Which of the following parasites lay live larvae? | View Page |
| Match each parasite listed here with its corresponding optimal specimen type from which it may be recovered: | View Page |
| Match each pair of parasites listed here with the key morphologic characteristics that help to distinguish between them: | View Page |
| An 18 year old immigrant from the Philippines presented to the local clinic shortly after relocating to the United States complaining of fever and chills. Examination of the young adult revealed enlarged lymph nodes. Blood was drawn and submitted for culture and parasitic examination. The culture was negative. This suspicious form was seen on the Giemsa-stained blood smear. It measures 225 µm in length. This patient is most likely infected with: | View Page |
| I am typically found in blood. I measure 260 µm in length and possess a sheath. | View Page |
| I am sheathed and measure 200 µm. I am found in blood. | View Page |
| I may be found in blood or in lymph nodes. | View Page |