Lesson 1 Health and disease 1..... Lesson 2 Job description 3..... Lesson 3 Safety in the Laboratory 6..... Lesson 4 The Microscope 8..... Lesson 5 The Cell 14..... Lesson 6 Blood Cells 15..... Lesson 7 Malaria 19..... 7.1 Malaria cycle 20... 7.2 Malaria Smear 23... 7.3 Fixing and staining 26... 7.4 Principle of smearing, fixing and staining 27... 7.5 How to recognize a good stain 29... 7.6 Examination of blood film for malaria parasites 31... 7.7 Routine examination of blood film for malaria parasites 42... 7.8 Malaria parasite density 43... 7.9 Malaria record 46..... Pictures of Plasmodium parasites 47..... Lesson 8 Filariasis 52..... Lesson 9 Determining of haemoglobin and haematocrit 55: 9.1 Determining of haemoglobin level 55... 9.2 Determining of haematocrit 57..... Lesson 10 Tuberculosis 61..... 10.1 Safety precautions 63... 10.2 Sputum collection 64... 10.3 Sputum smearing 65... 10.4 AFB stain of sputum smear 67... 10.5 TB slide examination 69 10.6 TB record 70..... Lesson 11 Paragonimiasis 71... 11.1 Sputum preparation 72... 11.2 Microscopic examination 73..... Lesson 12 Hepatitis B 74..... Lesson 13 Blood transfusion 75..... Lesson 14 Laboratory recording 82..... Lesson 15 Laboratory quality control 86: 15.1 Laboratory quality control service by SMRU 86..... Lesson 16 Inventory / Orders 87: Appendix 1 Learning materials 91... Appendix 2 Reagents and equipment 92..... Appendix 3 Laboratory equipment suppliers in Thailand 94..... References 95.