The irrational yet irrestible urge to know or make known.
The CC is a "club" founded by a small group of medical professionals, who have made a pastime of turning medical cases and discussions into medically irrelevant history lessons, philosophical rants, and displays of one-upsmanship. The official premise, since the "club" was named, has been to exchange and discuss various books, movies, and ideas. Sometimes we eat sushi.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Photo Quiz: A Human Parasite
Here is an easy one for you. This is a picture of a small part of a human parasite I took with a Celestron LCD Digital Microscope.
What is it?
It is the front leg of a human head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis. It was an incidental finding in a 3 year old in for a mild respiratory illness recently.
What is it?
scabies mite? I like the end equipment!
ReplyDeleteIt is the front leg of a human head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis. It was an incidental finding in a 3 year old in for a mild respiratory illness recently.
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