Human ParasitologyDepartment of Pathogenic and Immunolog)SHIHEZIUNIVERSITY
Human Parasitology Department of Pathogenic and Immunology Department of Pathogenic and Immunology SHIHEZI SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY
Clonorchis sinensis1. Liver fluke egg:Looks like a sesame seedYellow brown in color,Averages 29 X 17um (the smallest helminth eggThe shellis thick and there are an operculum and asmall knob on the posterior endThe content is a miracidiumDepartment of Pathogenic and Immunology
1. Liver fluke egg: Looks like a sesame seed. Yellow brown in color, Averages 29× 17µm (the smallest helminth egg). The shell is thick and there are an operculum and a small knob on the posterior end. The content is a miracidium Clonorchis sinensis Department of Pathogenic and Immunology Department of Pathogenic and Immunology
Egg of C. sinensisDepartmentofPathogenicand Immunology
Egg of C. sinensis Department of Pathogenic and Immunology Department of Pathogenic and Immunology
Paragonimus westermani2. Lungg flukes egg is rregularlyelliptic, golden yellow in color, 80-110X 48-60um insize. The thick and asymmetric shell with a distinctoperculum encloses an ovumn surrounded bymore than 10 yolk cells
2. Lung flukes egg is irregularly elliptic, golden yellow in color, 80-110× 48-60µm in size. The thick and asymmetric shell with a distinct operculum encloses an ovum surrounded by more than 10 yolk cells. Paragonimus westermani
An operculum and golden yellow in color.The shell is asymmetric in thicknessThe content is an ovum and more than 10yolk cells.Department of Pathogenic and Immunology
An operculum and golden yellow in color. The shell is asymmetric in thickness. The content is an ovum and more than 10 yolk cells. Department of Pathogenic and Immunology Department of Pathogenic and Immunology