Image:Taenia solium tapeworm scolex with its four suckers and two rows of hooks 5262 lores.jpg

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ID#: 5262 Description: This micrograph reveals the morphology of a Taenia solium tapeworm scolex with its four suckers, and two rows of hooks.

In the human intestine, the cysticercus, i.e. larval stage, develops over 2 mo. into an adult tapeworm, which can survive for years, attaching to, and residing in the small intestine by using the suckers and hooks located in its head region, or scolex.

Content Providers(s): CDC Creation Date: 1986

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