ORGANISM 5--Sarcocystis hominis (lindermanii)
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
(Proposed from comparable species in laboratory animals)
COMMON NAME: None.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Cosmopolitan.
PATHOGENESIS: Usually a mild disease.
HABITAT: Muscle; intestinal tract.
INTERMEDIATE HOST: Usually herbivores.
RESERVOIR HOST: Carnivores.
INFECTIVE FORM: Cystozoites or sporozoites.
MODE OF INFECTION: Ingestion.
LABORATION IDENTIFICATION:
SPECIMEN OF CHOICE: Tissue biopsies.
Figure 2-13. Life cycle of Sarcocystis hominis.
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