Paragonimiasis adult worm

(A) Adult of P. westermani.
(B) Adult of Paragonimus spp, taken from a lung biopsy specimen stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Note the presence of the oral sucker. The species was not identified in this case.

Reproduced from: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. DPDx: Paragonimiasis. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/paragonimiasis/index.html.

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