The below mentioned article provides an overview on Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Diseases. Laboratory diagnosis of Infectious diseases can be done as: 1. Specimen: should be collected aseptically. 2. Demonstration of bacteria and their products. 3. Isolation of bacteria by culture. 4. Serology: Detection of antibody titre. 5. Animal inoculation test. 6. Identification of bacteria by biochemical tests and serological [...]
The following points highlight the five major disease producing insects. The insects are: 1. Mosquitoes 2. Flies 3. Fleas 4. Bugs 5. Lice. Disease Producing Insect # 1. Mosquitoes: Several species of Anopheles are vectors of human malaria. The female Anopheles bites a malarial patient and takes in malarial Plasmodium along with human blood. Plasmodium multiplies and undergoes sporogony in [...]
The following points highlight the five major diseases caused by flukes. The human diseases are: 1. Schistosomiasis 2. Opisthorchiasis 3. Paragonimiasis 4. Fasciolopsiasis 5. Fascioliasis. Human Disease # 1. Schistosomiasis: Schistosomiasis (Bilharziasis) is caused by the parasitic infection of flukes of three principal species namely Schistosoma mansoni, S. japonicum and S.haematobium. Schistosomiasis is increasing in prevalence, affecting about 10 per [...]