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ID#:

3537

Caption:

This image depicts a laboratory technician, who was in the process of staining a thick blood film with a Giemsa stain solution, inside a parasitology lab. When completely dry, a process, which may take one or more hours, thick films are stained with Giemsa without prior fixation. Giemsa stain is common to parasitology labs in the detection of blood-borne parasitic organisms.

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Content Provider(s):

CDC/ Dr. Mae Melvin

Creation Date:

1977

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Categories:

CDC Organization