Monday, January 3, 2011

Case of the Week 145

The following objects are Cyclops - one of the most common genera of microscopic fresh water Copepods (small crustaceans) that are involved in a number of parasite life cycles. So the question for this week: Which human parasites have Copepods in their life cycle? (CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE)



7 comments:

Kathy said...

Diphyllobothrium spp.;Dracunculus medinensis

Anonymous said...

Also Diphyllobothrium.

Anonymous said...

Diphyllobothrium, Dracunculus, and Spirometra (sparganosis).

Anonymous said...

The guinea worm larvae must develop in the Copepod GI tract.

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