Practical class 5 - Diagnosis of Protozoal Infections

Learning outcomes

Wet-films

• Video clips
  • Amoeba moving  - this was recorded during the class
    •  MPG format (requires Windows Media Player)
    • Real video format (requires Real One Video Player)
  • Ciliate moving
    • MPG format (requires Windows Media Player)
    • Real Video format (requires Real One Video Player)
• Flagellate moving - this was recorded during the class
  • MPG format (requires Windows Media Player)
  • Real Video format (requires Real One Video Player)

Stained films

Gut and faecal smears

• Balantidium coli
  • Trophozoite form
  • Cyst form

Blood films

•  Babesia
  •  Babesia divergens in stained blood smear
  • Babesia major in stained blood smear

Culture fluid films

• Trichomonas
  • Trichomonas in stained film
  • Trichomonas line drawing

Stained tissue sections

• Toxoplasma in cerebellum of dog

Gross pathological changes

• Sarcocystis infection of sheep oesophagus
• Section of sheep oesophagus infected with Sarcocystis

Results sheet

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