Trichuris trichiura Eggs Microscope Slide, w.m.
Microscope slide with wholemount of eggs from T. trichiura.
After ingestion of eggs in contaminted soil or water, the parasitic whipworm infects the human intestine, appendix, and cecum causing trichuriasis.
This slide shows barrel-shaped eggs with a thin shelled projection at either pole, typical of Trichuris spp.
