So I got a call some hours ago from a young  "aburo" I took kindly to..
She s someone I like to work along with whenever I go on  my "research trips" ....coughing....in her town....

First, I do not want to believe that I have been scammed by a twenty year old gurl....
Second, is it a crime to help people??????????

There was a time in July, she complained about not getting into school to further her education... she s an O.N.D holder.. She comes from those "communities" where if you are not a nurse then you a NOBODY... She had tried re-writing those nursing school exams and didn't pass.. so she was fed up..so I sat her down while she cried and said "Been a nurse isn't the only thing you can do in a hospital. You can also read other courses like............................. I listed them".... then she said she didn't write JAMB...

Eventually, she settled for Nutrition and Dietetics...so she called me during August that she had picked a form... then she called she had written an exam... then she called that the list was out and she passed and was going for the interview.... ten she called and said she had been given an admission.... that they were resuming September 15th and the payment was 45,000.00 for this resumption... they would write another exam in January 2016 and whoever passed would pay another 45,000.00 to be a bonafide student...

So she pleaded I send my widows mite for the first 45,000.00.... last week o


She just called me that she wont be going to the school again o.. that she was in Lagos... Her uncle said why should she waste money.. that it is best she uses her OND to apply for direct entry....(which I tot she did....) or did she register for Pre - degree......???

And then I wanted to ask "so my money nko.....................................................????"

So welcome back....
After a very long break... I decided that I was going to take a break from the whole education and parasites thingy....

I do not know why people try to run other peoples lives... like its their own...

I get that it would be because of trying to prove you know what is good for that person...  But have you ever thought of the saying

that Man proposes, God disposes...

Take a break and stop ruling or ruining other people s lives....


Ciao.....

With love... xoxo

Welcome back...

I think or we should start with the Basics...... which got me hooked into been a Public Health Parasitologist..

 

What is Parasitology???   What is a parasite???

 

Parasitology is a branch of Zoology which deals with the study of parasites. Human parasites are separated into intestinal and blood-borne parasites. For a parasite to be defined as intestinal it must have an intestinal life-cycle stage, though it may have life-cycle stages in the heart, circulation, lung, tissue, other animals or the environment.

Parasites found in the intestines can be categorized into two groups: Protozoa and Helminths.

Protozoa are single celled organisms. There are four classes of Protozoa commonly found in concentrated fecal samples. These are differentiated by the method of motility. Protozoa include Entamoeba, Giardia, Trichomonas, Cryptosporidium, Isospora, Pneumocystis and Balantidium. There are two diagnostic life-cycle stages commonly seen in parasites - the cyst and the adult trophozoite stage. The trophozoite stage is analyzed directly on a slide without concentration. Cysts require concentration. The key diagnostic factor is that Protozoan cysts are typically 5-30µm (µm = microns or micrometers) in diameter, and as such are smaller than most Helminth eggs. Due to the size they are particularly difficult to see under the microscope.

The medically important Helminths are nematodes (roundworms), cestodes (tapeworms) and trematodes (flukes). Genera include: Fasciola, Schistosoma, Ascaris, Hookworm, Trichuris, Taenia and Enterobius. The normal stage for examination is the egg stage, although larvae may develop in some organisms (Strongyloides); the diameter of the eggs range from 30µm - 150µm.

The other major grouping of parasites is known as blood-borne parasites which are transmitted through an arthropod vector.  By far the most important arthropod for transmitting parasitic infections is the mosquito. Mosquitoes are known to carry malaria and filarial nematodes. Different types of biting flies transmit African trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis and several kinds of filariasis.
Most protozoan and helminthic infections that are transmitted by arthropods can readily be diagnosed, on clinical grounds alone, but are usually identified by fairly simple techniques designed to present the presence of the causative parasite by microscopy. Sophisticated techniques are also being employed including highly sensitive and specific simple monoclonal antibody tests, DNA probes, and PCR primers.