Parasitology Museum is devoted to educate the public relating the hazard of parasites in the tropics and to promote a healthy lifestyle in order to avoid parasitic infestation.
This museum displays a large collection of important parasites in this region including exhibition of several parasitic life cycles. Some of the life cycle has been discovered by researchers at Siriraj hospital over 50 years ago.
Besides the worms, this museum also put on show important animals and insects related to human diseases from malarial-vectors, mosquitoes, house dust mites to the poisonous reptiles such as king cobra, russell's viper and pit viper. |