In this article we will discuss about the definition and classification of protozoa. Definition of Protozoa: Protozoa are minute animalcules visible only under the microscope. About 50,000 species are known so far. A protozoan is an independent eukaryotic cell i.e. a complete unicellular organism. The branch of study is called Protozoology. It was Leeuwenhoek (1677) who first of all studied [...]
In this article we will discuss about the life cycle of plasmodium vivax. Malaria is associated with a mosquito vector, Anopheles. The life cycle of Plasmodium is very complex. The mosquito carries the inocula of P. vivax where it multiplies and produces the sporozoites. After mosquito bite, the sporozoites present in sahva are dehvered in the blood of human. Thirty [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Systematic Position and Distribution of Trypanosoma 2. Polymorphic Forms of Trypanosomes 3. Pathogenic and Non-Pathogenic. The family of Trypanosomidae is the important groups among the Haemoflagellates. Members of this family, the Trypanosomes, are all parasitic and were originally parasites of the digestive canal of insects. Now, many are found in the blood [...]