Image of the Day: Parasite Nursery

The larvae of the flatworm that causes schistosomiasis (Schistosoma mansoni) develop inside the muscle of a snail host.

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BO WANG, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

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