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Ungraded Practice Question

A 45 year old mother of two went to her physician because her children were recently diagnosed with ascariasis and she was concerned that she had also contracted the disease. Other than complaining of recent sporadic diarrhea, she was in overall good health. The doctor ordered a stool for ova & parasite examination. This suspicious form, measuring 55 µm was seen throughout the sample. This form is most likely:

Please select the single best answer

Pseudoparasite
Ascaris lumbricoides egg
Hymenolepis diminuta egg
Hookworm egg

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