FIGURE 43.7.. Life cycle of Schistosoma species, the parasitic helminth that causes schistosomiasis in humans.

FIGURE 43.7.

Life cycle of Schistosoma species, the parasitic helminth that causes schistosomiasis in humans. (Left) Alternating cycle between the invertebrate snail host and the human definitive host; (right) passage of the worms and their maturation to adult sexually active male/female pairs within the human host.

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From: Chapter 43, Parasitic Infections

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Cold Spring Harbor (NY): Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; 2015-2017.
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