نبذه عن الكتاب: This laboratory is designed to teach students at Kansas State University the basics of identification of common eukaryotic parasites of humans. This course is targeted for sophomore/junior students and at least one course in General Biology is required as a prerequisite. In addition, Biology 545 (human parasitology lecture) is required either as a prerequisite or co-requisite. It is often helpful to also bring the Biology 545 text with you to each laboratory. Students will be required to work in groups of 2-3 and share an assigned slide box containing just under 100 permanently preserved specimens. We do not have enough slide boxes or microscopes for students to work alone. So, early during the first class meeting, find someone with a favorable phenotype and pair up. Then, once slide boxes are assigned, please check to insure that all slides are present. Students will be responsible for slides "disappearing" from the boxes at the end of the semester. Of course, an occasional slide is inadvertently broken during the semester and we have budgeted for that. However, as specimens average about $5.00 each, we ask students to be particularly careful when handling the slides. BE SURE TO OPEN SLIDE BOXES SO THAT THE LID IS FACING UPRIGHT.