Taenia_solium_tapeworm_scolex_with_its_four_suckers_and_two_rows_of_hooks_5262_lores.jpg
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ID#: 5262 Description: This micrograph reveals the morphology of a Taenia solium tapeworm scolex with its four suckers, and two rows of hooks. In the human intestine, the cysticercus, i.e. larval stage, develops over 2 mo. into an adult tapeworm, which can survive for years, attaching to, and residing in the small intestine by using the suckers and hooks located in its head region, or scolex. Content Providers(s): CDC Creation Date: 1986 Copyright Restrictions: None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions. As a matter of courtesy we request that the content provider be credited and notified in any public or private usage of this image. |
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