The University of Arizona
VSC 403L PARASITOLOGY LAB WEB SITES

The web sites listed below have excellent postings of pictures of parasites.  In most cases they are almost too ideal and do not represent what you would find in a typical specimen submitted for analysis.  Nevertheless, they are useful adjuncts to helping you study this material. 

http://www.ksu.edu/parasitology/
Human parasitology laboratory image tutorial is excellent because images are presented along with a question which asks you to identify what you are seeing (Quiz style)

http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/ 
Web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia

http://www.life.sci.qut.edu.au/LIFESCI/darben/paramast.htm
Large image list of medically important parasites.

http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/home.html
Some of the images contained herein are labelled so you can identify internal structures.

http://www.cdfound.to.it/HTML/atlas.htm
Good atlas with other useful diagnostic information.

http://www.medicine.cmu.ac.th/dept/parasite/official/image.htm
Image listing from Thailand.



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