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species of, 9 Rocky Mountain tick, 231 sedimentation method, 261
spread of, 9–10 rodents, 235 seed ticks, 229
Prout, William, 101 Romanowski stains, 79 Semisulcospira, 190
pruritis, 146 Roosevelt, Theodore, 123, 133 Sergent, Edouard, 81
pseudomembranous colitis, 65 Ross, Ronald, 81, 87 Sergent, Etienne, 81
pseudophyllidean tapeworms, 169 rostellum, 169, 206 serious cavity filariasis, 114–115
pseudopod, 28 roundworms. See nematodes serological tests, 283
pseudopodia, 36, 40–42, 56, 58, 67 Ruffer, Marc Armand, 193 Siberian liver fluke, 189
Psoroptidae, 217 Siebold, Carl Theodor Ernst von, 194, 204
Pthirus pubis, 214–216, 224 S sigmoidoscopic procedure, 282–283
Pulex irritans, 221 Simulium blackflies, 97, 98
pupa, 222 sand flies, 80, 81, 82 sleeping sickness. See trypanosomiasis
sand gnats, 97 slides for identifying blood parasites,
Q Sarcoptes scabiei, 217, 225 273–274
Sarcoptidae, 217 snails, 182
Q fever, 225
scabies, 217 soft ticks, 219
quality assurance, 283
scavengers, 215 Southern Tick–associated Rash Illness
quality control, 281
Schistosoma haematobium, 128–132 (STARI), 229, 249, 250
R disease transmission, 196 causes of, 243–244
laboratory diagnosis, 197 lone star tick and, 230
rabbit fever. See tularemia life cycle, 196 “Lyme-like disease” and, 244
redbugs, 216, 217–219, 225 morphology, 194 overview of, 242–243
Redi, Francisco, 204 overview of, 193–194 prevention, 243
rediae, 128, 182 symptoms, 194–195 symptoms, 243
reduviid bug, 92, 93 treatment and prevention, 197 sparganosis, 167
relapsing fever, 221 Schistosoma japonicum, 128–132 specimen collection, 256–258
Renaissance, 12 disease transmission, 196 spirochetal, 234
Renoult, A. J., 194 laboratory diagnosis, 197 spirochete (Borrelia), 221
reservoir hosts, 5, 55 life cycle, 196 splenomegaly, 80, 130
rhabditiform larvae, 123 morphology, 194 sporocyst, 182
rhinitis, 20 overview of, 193–194 sputum, 140, 282
Rhipicephalus sanguineus, 231, 248, 249 symptoms, 194–195 St. Louis encephalitis, 87
“rice paddy itch,” 182 treatment and prevention, 197 STARI (Southern Tick–associated Rash
Rickettsia amblyommii, 243 Schistosoma mansoni, 128–132 Illness). See Southern Tick–
Rickettsia rickettsii, 219, 231, 235, disease transmission, 196 associated Rash Illness (STARI)
248, 250 laboratory diagnosis, 197 stickleback, 166
Rickettsia typhi, 222 life cycle, 196 Stiles, Charles Wardell, 123
ring forms, 79 morphology, 194 stool examinations, 25
Ringer, B. S., 190 overview of, 193–194 stool samples, evaluating, 257–258
river blindness, 98 symptoms, 194–195 stramenopiles, 58
Rivolta, Sebastiano, 189 treatment and prevention, 197 stratum corneum, 147
Rockefeller, John D., 123, 133 schistosomes, 129–131, 182, 193–197 stratum germinativum, 147
Rockefeller Sanitary Commission for schistosomiasis, 98, 183 striated skeletal muscle, 201
the Eradication of Hookworm diagnosis of, 131–132 strobila, 165
Disease, 123 overview of, 128–129 Strongyloides stercoralis, 26, 27, 154–157
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, 249 schistosomes and, 129–131, 193–197 differentiating from hookworm larvae,
Dermacenter andersoni vector and, 221 symptoms, 194–195 153–154, 158
overview of, 235–236 schizont, 275 disease transmission, 155–156
ticks and, 219, 225, 229 scolex, 125, 163, 205 duodenal aspirates, 282
“Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever from Scotch tape test, 137–138, 281–282 laboratory diagnosis, 156
an Unexpected Tick Vector in scutum, 231 life cycle, 155
Arizona,” 248 sebaceous gland, 233 morphology, 155