LSB500 Parasitology Quiz - Intestinal Protozoa
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The specimen above is a smear taken from the faeces of a two
year old child suffering from chronic diarrhoea.
1) Name the stain which has been used to demonstrate the
parasite on this slide.
Faecal Trichrome
2) Identify the parasite shown in the field provided (genus
and species)
Giardia intestinalis
3) What stage of the parasite is shown on the field ?
Cyst
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