A Guide to Human Parasitology for Medical Practitioners |
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active adult worm animals appear areas become blood body breadth called cause cavity cercariae common consists containing cycle cysts cytoplasm develop Diagnosis disease duct eggs encysted escape examination extremity faeces female films finding fish fluid four frequently fresh genital genus Geographical distribution glands gravid Habitat head host human infection Infective larvae ingested intestine jejunum known larvae later length liver living malaria male mature measures membrane method microfilariae microscope migrate minute miracidium Morphological characters mosquito mouth multiply muscles nucleus numbers objective occur oesophagus opening organs parasite passed Pathogenicity period persons pore portion posterior present produced rarely rats red cell result ring rounded seen segment shape showing single situated skin slide snail sometimes species spirochaetes stage stained sucker surface swallowed symptoms Taenia tail takes tissue trypomastigotes tube usually uterus various ventral wall weeks