10 Questions
What is the usual description for the arrangement of uterine tubules in female worms?
Barber’s pole pattern
How many eggs can a single female worm lay daily?
Up to 15,000 eggs
What is the size range of the elongated ovoidal eggs laid by the female worm?
46 to 48 µm by 68 to 74 µm
What is the usual transmission route attributed to human infection?
Ingestion of the raw mollusk intermediate host infected with the third stage larvae
Where is the 1st stage larva found in the rodent host?
In the lungs
What is the usual size of the elongated ovoidal eggs laid by the female worm?
46 to 48 µm by 68 to 74 µm
What is the typical shape of the posterior end of the female worm?
Blunt shaped
How is transmission of infection usually attributed to humans?
Ingestion of the raw mollusk intermediate host infected with the third stage larvae
What is the characteristic arrangement of uterine tubules in female worms?
Wound spirally around the intestine
Where is the 1st stage larva found in the rodent host?
In the lungs
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