Fig. 1From: Carrion’s disease: more than a neglected diseaseOverwhelming parasitism of erythrocytes by B. bacilliformis. Giemsa-stained blood smear from a patient with Oroya fever, showing parasitism of all erythrocytes, with bacillary and coccoid forms of B. bacilliformis. Scale-bar: 10 µm (courtesy of P. Ventosilla and M. Montes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru)Back to article page