The adult Sacculina is known as Sacculina externa which is a parasite of young decapod crustacean, the crab. Generally the female crab is parasitized by the Sacculina. The parasitic habit has caused much degeneracy of different structures in the adult and looks like a fleshy tumour. The adult looses all the external appendages, the carapace and the segmentation of the [...]
In this article we will discuss about the life cycle of trypanosoma gambiense. Trypanosoma gambiense is digenetic; i.e., it completes its life cycle in two hosts. The primary or definitive host is man. The mammals, like pigs, buffaloes, antelopes often act as reservoir hosts harbouring the parasite. The intermediate host is blood sucking insect called tsetse fly (Glossina palpalis). Life [...]
A comparison of the course of natural infection of P.vivax and P. falciparum in man: Comparison # P. Vivax: 1. Pre-erythrocytic schizogony: It consists of one cycle, lasts 7-8 days. Number of merozoites produced by each schizont is about 12,000. 2. Erythrocytic schizogony: Duration of erythrocytic schizogony is about 48 hours. Appearance of parasites in the peripheral blood on 12th [...]