CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I PAGE 



The normal constituents of the blood. Pathological 

 leucocytes. Differential count. Counting the 

 red cells. Counting the white cells. Estimation 

 of haemoglobin. Colour index I 



CHAPTER II 

 Preparation of blood films. Romano wsky stains - 18 



CHAPTER III 



The detection of the malaria parasite. Bodies that may 



be mistaken for parasites. Flagellation 26 



CHAPTER IV 



The parasite in the tissues. Embedding tissues. 



Chronic malaria 44 



CHAPTER V 

 Life history of the malaria parasite - 52 



CHAPTER VI 

 Mosquitoes. Life history 57 



CHAPTER VII 

 The ovum. Culicinae. Ano-phelinae 65 



CHAPTER VIII 



The larva and the nymph. Larvae that may be mistaken 

 for mosquito larvae. Anopheline and Culicine 

 larvae 71 



CHAPTER IX 



To capture, preserve alive and experimentally feed 



mosquitoes 88 



