. Internal medicine; a work for the practicing physician on diagnosis and treatment, with a complete Desk index. Fig. 305. — Filaria medinensis. 1, head;2, 3, 4, larvae; 3, adult worm.—After Glaus. Fig. 30G.—Trichocephalus dispar. 1, egg;2, female; 3, male. DISEASES DUE TO NEMATODES. 271 V. Dracontiasis. G uinea-worm. I)iseaae. Filana (Dracunculiis) mcdinensis iduiuca-ivorm; Medinn u-ortn).—The reniiile lufasui-cs 50-SO cm. in leii^lli and mm. in diameter andis eyiinilrical in form with a blunt anterior extremity find a pointed pos-terior end terminating; in a hook. Only the female has b
. Internal medicine; a work for the practicing physician on diagnosis and treatment, with a complete Desk index. Fig. 305. — Filaria medinensis. 1, head;2, 3, 4, larvae; 3, adult worm.—After Glaus. Fig. 30G.—Trichocephalus dispar. 1, egg;2, female; 3, male. DISEASES DUE TO NEMATODES. 271 V. Dracontiasis. G uinea-worm. I)iseaae. Filana (Dracunculiis) mcdinensis iduiuca-ivorm; Medinn u-ortn).—The reniiile lufasui-cs 50-SO cm. in leii^lli and mm. in diameter andis eyiinilrical in form with a blunt anterior extremity find a pointed pos-terior end terminating; in a hook. Only the female has been known. Quitei-eeently, however, small worms about 4 cm. in Icnjrth were found in twoinstances attached to the females and regarded by Charles, who made theobservations, as males. The utenis contains a great number of livingembryos, which may reach the open by the rupture of the body of theadult female. They develop in the body of Cyclops. The male and femaleare probably ingested by the mouth, the former dying and the latter, afterimpregnation, finding its way to the subcutaneous tissues, in whic
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