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Pictorial Presentation of Parasites by Herman Zaiman

Thanks to the generosity of Herman Zaiman and his family, ASTMH proudly presents “Pictorial Presentation of Parasites,” a famous collection of more than 2,000 slides of various vectors.

Dr. Zaiman, a longtime ASTMH member, spent his career as a radiologist and educator until retiring in 2000. He taught at Einstein College in New York. He also co-authored several medical texts, including "Photographic Case Studies in Gastroenterology: Diagnostic Tests for the Practitioner" in 1992. Additionally, his writing has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry and the American Journal of Pathology.

His "Pictorial Presentation of Parasites" is a seminal image collection that will remain a valued resource for those in the tropical medicine and hygiene field for decades to come.

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Three larvae in a single cyst (same case).
Trichinella spi...
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Multiple cross sections of the parasite are seen in this section through the hair follicles of a dog's skin.
Demodex follicu...
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The parasite appears as a flattened purplish red oval which is divided into separate chambers by septae.
Sarcocystis
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The septal character of the large cysts is better appreciated in this section. The smaller purplish red mass at the upper portion of the slide is a smaller parasite. At the left the section passes through the wall of the parasite.
Sarcocystis
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The crescentic spores are readily seen at this greater magnification.
Sarcocystis
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Two parasites are seen within a lung cavity.
Paragonimus wes...
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In a subcutaneous nodule. The fibrotic nodule contains coiled up worms which are sectioned in various planes. Note the cuticle, the uterus containing microfilariae in various stages of development and the digestive tract which has a lesser diameter than the uteri.
Onchocerca volv...
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At higher power, the microfilariae are readily identified. The gut is seen as a cross section in the lower parasite and longitudinally in the upper parasite.
Onchocerca volv...
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In this section, the microfilariae in the central parasite appear as graceful curves.
Onchocerca volv...
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Adults in a lymphatic duct of the epididymis. The parasite presents as dark blue material in the upper portion of the picture.
Wuchereria banc...
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