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Structure of Haemoflagellates (With Diagram)

In this article we will discuss about the structure of haemoflagellates or Leishmania Donovani. This will also help you draw the diagram and structure of haemoflagellates. The genus Leishmania occurs only in two different forms or stages: (a) Amastigote form also known as "Leishman Donovan Body" occurring in vertebrates including man; and (b) Pro-mastigote form called the leptomonad occurring in [...]

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Life Cycle of Haemoflagellates (With Diagram)

Haemoflagellates has two stages in its life cycle: A. the amastigote form, occurring in man and B. the promastigote form occurring in sand-fly. A. Life cycle in Man: (a) Infection: L. donovani is transmitted to man by the sand-fly, Phlebotomus argentipes. In case of this parasite sand-fly acts as vector. The insect vector which has fed on some suitable fruit [...]

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