What parasitic forms can be seen in the feces of a patient with hookworm? Cryptosporidiosis? Tapeworm? Trichinosis?

Running head: DIAGNOSIS OF PARASITIC INFECTION
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Diagnosis of Parasitic Infection

Infection of a parasite might be diagnosed with the help of various symptoms and
laboratory tests (Yu et al., 1994). For instance; analysis of patient’s stool in lab is a common
practice that is adopted to establish the presence of parasite itself or its other life forms (Xu et al.,
1995). Such life forms may be variable for different parasites for example;
1. In case of Hookworm’s infection, its eggs may be found in the faeces of patient.
(Ananthakrishnan et al.,...