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#Inktober2019 Day 28 - Ride
Bedbug.
Parasitic insects that feed on human blood. They're known as hitchhikers since they travel on clothing & belongings. They're not known to carry disease, but their bites can cause allergic reactions.
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#Inktober2019 Day 27 - Coat
Thrush.
Thrush is a fungal mouth infection caused by Candida. It is more common in people with weakened immune systems.
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#Inktober2019 Day 21 - Treasure
Left: X-Ray w/ coin lesion. Right: Dirofilaria larvae.
Dirofilaria (heartworm) is transmitted thru mosquitoes & cause heartworm disease in dogs & pulmonary dirofilariasis in humans.
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#Inktober2019 Day 11 - Snow
Trichophyton on agar.
T. rubrum or T. mentaprophytes, depending on agar. Both are fungi that can have fluffy white colonies.
T. rubrum causes skin & nail infections. T. mentaprophytes causes skin lesions.
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#Inktober2019 Day 10 - Pattern
Bacteria morphology
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#Inktober2019 Day 9 - Swing
Black widow spider.
A bite causes severe pain & muscle cramping. Most bitten recover quickly. They are found in dark, isolated areas & usually only bite if provoked.
(Bit of a stretch for microbiology-theme)
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#Inktober2019 Day 6 - Husky
Echinococcus granulosus adult worm.
A tapeworm infecting dogs. Humans can become accidental intermediate hosts after ingesting eggs that form cysts in various organs.
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#Inktober2019 Day 1 - Ring
Ring forms of Plasmodium (parasite that causes malaria) in red blood cells.
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