Hepatozoon (z367-1)
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This 1930s encyclopedia article describes the development of Hepatozoon gametocytes in rat leukocytes and schizogony processes, noting that ticks become infected by feeding on the blood of infected rats.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Hepatozoon (see Figure 1). Gametocytes develop in the leukocytes of the rat (see Figure 1). Ticks become infected by sucking the blood of infected rats. In the intestine of the ticks, 50–100 sporoblasts are formed, with 16 sporozoites in each.
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“Hepatozoon (z367-1).” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.com/article/rosoids/