💐Downey Cell, also known as a Reactive Lymphocytes or Atypical Lymphocytes 💐 🔹Abnormal form of Lymphocyte—a type of white blood cell. These cells are commonly observed in patients with viral infections, especially infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the primary cause of infectious mononucleosis (IM), also known as glandular fever or "kissing disease." 💐Downey cells 💐 are classified into three types: 🍁Type I: The nucleus is round or slightly indented, with dense chromatin. The cyto

This is a Kentrophoros, a unicellular organism that lives between grains of sand in marine habitats all over the world. Kentrophoros grows its own food on its body and eats without a mouth. . Imagine its body as a ribbon. On one side of that ribbon, Kentrophoros cultivates certain bacteria called Kentron. You can see them as tiny rods giving Kentrophoros its fuzzy, “hairy” look. The bacteria grow on its surface like herbs in a garden. My mentor’s late husband, Bland Finlay, beautifully described

This is what a child’s blood cancer may look like under the microscope. ALL: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. It’s more than just cells under the microscope; it’s a diagnosis that changes lives. ALL is a cancer of the bone marrow and lymphoid line, where immature white blood cells (lymphoblasts) multiply uncontrollably, crowding out healthy cells that your body needs to function. Under the microscope, you’ll see: Large lymphoblasts with high nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratios Scant cytoplasm, fine chrom