09-09-2008, 02:17 AM
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So the first-stage larvae have burrowed into the skin! Now what?
The larvae typically hangs out where it?s burrowed, and breaths through the ?breathing hole? it?s created. The time the larvae takes to develop has been cited to be anywhere between around 5-10 weeks (this is how long it stays inside you!).23
During this time it undergoes morphological changes. Specifically, there are 3 transformations occurring (called instars), and the parasite will migrate to deeper layers of the host?s skin. A dome-shaped cavity forms (the furnicular lesions we?re now so familiar with). During this time, people might complain of ?painful gnawing and drilling sensations.?
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http://www.stanford.edu/class/humbio...lifecycle.html
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