When we were Medical Students in late 1960’s Learning parasitology was a priority, our teacher made us to think beyond many limitations in Methods for the diagnosis of infectious diseases in particular parasitology, many people were poor and living in insanitary conditions, however the progress in Parasitology has stagnated in the last 20–30 years with affluence in the Society, in rapid increase in economy, vector control, mass screening programs in Schools for detection of Intestinal parasitic infections the Government of India’s mass campaigns on communicable and vector borne diseases. However the parasitology continues to be the neglected part in Medical Microbiology, as many young wish to spend least Time in bench work the matters are left to the ill qualified technicians.
The primary tests currently used to diagnose many parasitic diseases have changed little since the development…
