False-colour scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the microfilariae (larval worms) of an unidentified nematode roundworm. Numerous nematodes cause disease in humans,living as parasites of the intestines,blood,lymph,subcutaneous & connective tissues. Examples include Enterobius vermicularis (Pinworm),Ascaris lumbricoides (Roundworm),Toxocara canis (Dog ascaris,the cause of visceral larva migrans) and Onchocerca volvulus (River blindness). Magnification: x57 at 35mm size,x114 at 6x7cm size | |
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