I know a good quality blood smear need to be prepared prior to staining a dried smear, but I do not know what reagents to use to detect parasites ? Should you heat the slide lightly to lyse the erythrocytes and get those organisms out ? or should you lyse them on a thick dried blood smear using another slide on circular motion what is best way to follow? which magnification object you use to see the parasites 40X or Immersion Oild 100X ? I am beginner in Microbiology :)