Dracunculus medinensis (continued)
ADULT
SIZE
MALE: Inconspicuous, less than 3 cm.
FEMALE: 75 to 120 cm.
SHAPE: Elongated, cylindrical, rope-like.
COLOR: White.
BUCCAL STRUCTURES: Small triangular mouth surrounded by a quadrangular
sclerotized plate.
EXTRACTED from ulcerated lesion.
RHABDITIFORM LARVAE
SIZE: 500 to 750 mcm.
SHAPE: Slender with a long filariform tail.
COLOR: colorless.
CUTICLE: Striated.
Figure 4-28. Stages of Dracunculus medinensis.
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