CESimon Giardia Cyst

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Description: English: Drawing by C. E. Simon of a Giardia cyst obtained from individuals from Maryland, Washington DC, and someone infected in Brazil. Preparations were fixed in Schandinn's solution, and stained with Heidenhain's haematoxylin. Flagella were stained with eosin-methylene azure mixtures or Mann's eosin-methyl blue mixture. Date: 1 July 1921. Source: Charles E. Simon (July 1921). "Giardia Enterica: A Parasitic Intestinal Flagellate of Man." in the American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 1, Issue 4, Pages 440-491. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a118047. Author: Charles E. Simon, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Department of Medical Zoology.