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Diphyllobothrium latum Life Cycle: Marwa Omar
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Simple demonstration of Diphyllobothrium latum life cycle.
D. latum is one of the fish-borne parasitic infections that's common especially in the Far East.
The infection is mainly transmitted after the ingestion of raw or undercooked Salmon fish containing the infective stage (Plerocercoid larvae).
The worm is one of the cestodal worms with a length that could reach 10 meters, hence, the infection could potentially lead to Intestinal obstruction in the infected human host. [1]
References
- Diphyllobothrium latum Life Cycle. academia.edu. Retrieved 2025-5-9
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D. latumIntesinal obstructionFish-borne infectionsPleroceroid larvae
Omar, M. Diphyllobothrium latum Life Cycle: Marwa Omar. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/image/3524 (accessed on 17 June 2025).
Omar M. Diphyllobothrium latum Life Cycle: Marwa Omar. Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/image/3524. Published May 09, 2025. Accessed 17 June, 2025.
Omar, Marwa. Diphyllobothrium latum Life Cycle: Marwa Omar. 2025. Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/image/3524.
Omar, M. (2025). Diphyllobothrium latum Life Cycle: Marwa Omar. Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/image/3524
Omar, Marwa. "Diphyllobothrium latum Life Cycle: Marwa Omar." Encyclopedia, 2025, https://encyclopedia.pub/image/3524. Accessed 17 June, 2025.