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ID#:

4821

Caption:

This photomicrograph reveals ultrastructural details exhibited by a fertilized egg of the parasite Ascaris lumbricoides, the causal agent of ascariasis. Embryonated, fertilized eggs, become infective after 18-days to several weeks. If ingested, larvae can hatch from the eggs and cause intestinal infection, which infects children more often than adults.

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Content Provider(s):

CDC

Creation Date:

1979

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