
Parasitology Challenge: Find the Parasite in the Field of View
An interactive microscopy challenge in parasitology: identify and locate a parasite object among artifacts and coprogram elements within a limited time.
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An interactive microscopy challenge in parasitology: identify and locate a parasite object among artifacts and coprogram elements within a limited time.

Key microscopic features of Opisthorchis and Clonorchis eggs: presence of an operculum with shoulders and a characteristic abopercular knob.

Morphological features of pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) eggs in a wet mount stained with iodine. Microscopic diagnosis of enterobiasis.

Explore the morphological features of Trichuris trichiura (whipworm) and its eggs under microscopy. Learn about characteristic signs of the male nematode, its localization, and infection route.

A diagnostic copro-ovoscopy challenge: microscopy of a native leopard gecko fecal sample with Lugol's solution, 400x magnification. Help identify the structures.

Microscopic examination of Bertiella sp. eggs isolated from a proglottid: morphological features of the oncosphere and diagnostic hooks of the parasite.

Morphology of sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella) and goat willow (Salix caprea) pollen under light microscopy. Differential diagnosis of artifacts.

Morphological features of immature Cystoisospora belli oocysts in a stool smear. Autofluorescence of coccidia under UV light and differential diagnosis.

A diagnostic challenge in stool microscopy for an HIV-positive patient: identify a parasitic object 25–30 µm in size using three microscopy methods.

Morphology of Ancylostomatidae nematode eggs during copro-ovoscopy. Detection of hookworm eggs after stool enrichment using Faust's flotation method.

A clinical case study in parasitological stool examination: identify the species of helminth egg during microscopy of a native preparation.

Morphology of Trichuris trichiura (whipworm) egg in microscopic stool examination: characteristic barrel shape and colorless polar plugs.