What did Carmen velasquez discover?
is a parasitologist who discovered the capillaria philippinesia,
a causative agent of new human disease. For this, she received the
1988 World Cultural Council and the Distinguished Parasitology
Award in 1990 by the Philippine Society of Parasitology. She was
awarded as National Scientist in 1983...Some of her researches
are:
* Study the relationship between the parasite and it's
environment both biotic and abiotic
*Aquaculture to meet the basic needs of the people from its
available natural resources
*Life cycles of parasites infecting fishes
*Structure, Habitat, ecology, distribution of intermediate and
definitive hosts of parasites
*Entry and transmission of parasites for prevention of transfer
and control of disease-producing helminthes from animals to man and
vice versa
*Fish Health management
*Productivity in fish culture