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The present study aimed to explore the Entamoebahistolytica in 500 patients (human stool) selected from a private laboratory in Baghdad/Iraq during the period from 1st of April 2018 till the 31th of August, by using the iodine stain to detect the stages of parasite in all samples, evaluate the prevalence of the parasite between males and females and to evaluate the relationship of the parasite in selected months of this study. This study showed that the total number of infected patients is 394 from 500 taken sample. The high incidence (81.13%) is occurred in August and the low incidence (76.84%)is occurred in April. This result showed no significant differences appeared between the chosen months of the study (P<0.01). The result of this study showed no significant differences (p<0.01) appeared between the males and females of the study, the number of infected patients are (192 males out of 240 and 202 females out of 260). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study aimed to explore the Cryptosporidium in 90 patients (human stool) selected from a private laboratory in Baghdad/Iraq during the period of study in (2019), by using the modified acidfast Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) stain to identify the oocyst of parasite in all samples, evaluate the prevalence of the parasite between males and females and for evaluate the relationship of the parasite and age of patients in this study. This study showed that the total number of infected patients is 40 from 90 taken samples. The result of this study showed no significant differences (p<0.01) appeared between the males and females of the study, the number of infected patients is (17 females out of 40 and 23 males out of 50). And there were significant differences (p<0.01) between the younger ages that was more affected than the older patients (33.33% and 6.66%) Respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]