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from Ova and Parasites - Medical Parasitology for the Laboratory Technologist by Robert S. Desowitz
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Adult worm produced thousands of eggs in a day.
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Within 2 weeks, the egg fully developed and contains an infective larva. Humans, especially young children, acquire the infection by accidental ingestion of soil contaminated with infective ova.
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The larva migrate into various tissues of the body such as the liver, the central nervous tissues, and the eys.
This slide shows a granulomatous lesion of the liver.