Medical Microbiology

598 10 Helminths

Trichinellaspiralis:LifeCycle

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Fig. 1 0. 18 1 Maleandfemaleinthesmallintestineofahost; 2 larvaeproduced

byfemale; 3 larvaepenetratingmusclecell; 4 larvaeencapsulatedinmusculature;

5 releaseoflarvaefromcapsulefollowingperoralingestionbyhost; 6 infection

ofhostswithmusclelarvae; 7 rodenthosts; 8 domesticanimalhosts; 9 transmis-

sionofparasitestohumanswithtrichinellousmeat.

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